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The biggest sports battle isn’t on the field. It’s at the negotiating table as Big Tech fights Big Media for dominance in streaming major league athletics

The cord-cutting phenomenon has turned the world of sports on its head, and everyone wants in on the game.

Fortune

Graffiti artist Zwon says of his high-wire tagging, ‘It makes me feel alive’

This week’s Murals and Mosaics newsletter features work by “adrenaline junky” graffiti artist Zwon, plus how an Avondale artist is moving Picasso forward and more.

Chicago Sun-Times

Saudi Arabia in lead and maybe all alone in race shaped by FIFA to host soccer's 2034 World Cup

If Saudi Arabia could have designed a process for choosing future World Cup hosts, it might look similar to what FIFA has unveiled for the 2030 and 2034 men’s soccer tournaments

The Independent UK

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The FIFA Women's World Cup is closing its gap with the men's tournament

Few events capture the global imagination the way the FIFA World Cup does. The tournament is more than just a series of soccer matches; it’s a cultural phenomenon that transcends borders, languages and social categories.

The Conversation

Win a pair of tickets to the Soccer Ashes! Watch Australia vs New Zealand in Brentford

London is set to host one of international football’s oldest rivalries when Australia and New Zealand face off at Brentford FC’s Gtech Community Stadium later in October with the ‘Soccer Ashes’ up for grabs.

Evening Standard

Australia explore 2034 World Cup bid despite Asian blow

Australia will still look at hosting the men's 2034 soccer World Cup despite Asia's football confederation flagging support for Saudi Arabia's bid.

AAP

Weigel Broadcasting announces 2023 football schedule, which includes Mount Carmel vs. Loyola clash

The network will show 15 live events, including the Chicago Public Schools boys soccer championship, three regular season football games and the Illinois High School Association football state championship games.

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2030 FIFA World Cup hosts hail from Europe, Africa and South America

A unique 2030 World Cup is set to be played in Europe and Africa with the surprising addition of South America in a deal to allow the men’s soccer tournament to start with a 100th birthday party in Uruguay.

France 24

2030 World Cup set to be hosted by Spain-Portugal-Morocco with 3 South American countries added

A unique 2030 World Cup is set to be played in Europe and Africa with the surprising addition of South America

The Independent UK

Landon Donovan Gives His Four U.S. Soccer GOATs, Doesn’t Pick Himself

The National Soccer Hall of Fame inductee chose three former teammates and a female contemporary.

Sports Illustrated

FIFA set to approve letting Russian youth soccer national teams return to competition

FIFA is set to approve the reintegration of Russian youth teams into under-17 competitions and ease a total international ban on the country amid the war in Ukraine

The Independent UK

US appeals court to hear arguments over 2010 hush-money settlement of Ronaldo rape case in Vegas

Lawyers for international soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo are headed back to court in a legal battle over the hush money he allegedly paid in 2010 to a woman who accused him of raping her in Las Vegas

The Independent UK

Chelsea want to sign MLS wonderkid Julian Hall after six-month scouting mission

Chelsea want to sign 15-year-old American Julian Hall, who last week became the second-youngest player ever to play in Major League Soccer when making his debut for New York Red Bulls.

Evening Standard

Australian buying English fifth tier club Southend

Struggling English soccer club Southend United, whose town is more famous for its pier than its sport, has been rescued by Australian businessman Justin Rees.

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The Independent UK

Luis Rubiales was suspended by FIFA to prevent witness tampering in his Women's World Cup kiss case

FIFA moved to block potential witness tampering by Luis Rubiales when its disciplinary committee suspended the now-ousted Spanish soccer president

The Independent UK

Ronaldo gets 1st Asian Champions League goal. Saudi team refuses to play in Iran over statue dispute

Cristiano Ronaldo has scored his first goal in the Asian Champions League in a 3-1 win for Al-Nassr over Istiklol to put some of the spotlight back on soccer after an earlier match between host Sepahan of Iran and Saudi Arabia’s Al-Ittihad was controversially canceled

The Independent UK

Saudi soccer team refuses to play in Iran over busts of slain general, in potential diplomatic row

Saudi state media say a Saudi soccer team has refused to play a match in Iran because of busts of a slain Iranian general placed on the sidelines

The Guardian - US

Sacramento’s Da’Vian Kimbrough makes professional soccer debut aged 13

Sacramento forward Da’vian Kimbrough became the youngest North American soccer player to make their professional debut on Sunday

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The Guardian - US

US owners understand profit but do they appreciate clubs’ tradition and values?

Half of the Premier teams are part- or fully-owned by Americans or US companies. Fans’ suspicions are understandable

The Independent UK

Spain's women's team players Putellas, Rodríguez and Paredes appear before a judge in Rubiales probe

Two-time Ballon d’Or winner Alexia Putellas and two of her teammates on Spain’s women’s national team have appeared before a judge as witnesses in the investigation of former soccer federation president Luis Rubiales for kissing a player on the lips

The Independent UK

David Beckham reflects on highs and lows in 'Beckham' doc, calls it an 'emotional rollercoaster'

Ten years after retiring from the game, David Beckham reflects on his soccer career and life for a new four-part documentary series

The Independent UK

European soccer body UEFA's handling of Russia and Rubiales invites scrutiny on values and process

A reputation built over decades that European soccer body UEFA is the good guy compared to FIFA as a cartoon caricature villain is being tested in this tough season for off-field politics

The Independent UK

One year after deadly fan crush at Indonesia soccer stadium, families still seek justice

A year has passed slowly for Devi Athok, an Indonesian man whose two teenage daughters died in a crush of fans at a soccer stadium in East Java in October 2022 after police fired tear gas, setting off a panicked run for the exits that left 135 people dead

Fortune

Soccer is taking over America–and proving Apple scored the biggest win in the sports streaming wars with its $2.5 billion MLS deal

As aging sports with aging demographics head into their final innings, the playing field of the future is going to look very different from the past.

The Conversation

Soccer kiss scandal exposes how structural sexism in Spain can be a laughing matter

Amid expressions of outrage and disgust over a nonconsensual kiss between the male head of Spanish soccer and a Women’s World Cup-winning player, there was also laughter.

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