SUBSCRIBER ONLY ‘Explosive growth’ of soccer expected in U.S. with 2026 World Cup coming and maybe 2027’s, too, NWSL commissioner says By Peter Sblendorio February 29, 2024 at 4:46 p.m. The upcoming World Cups are set to kick soccer interest up a notch in the...
SUBSCRIBER ONLY MetLife Stadium should have grass for Giants, Jets and NFL players, not just FIFA footballers in 2026 World Cup By Pat Leonard February 5, 2024 at 4:14 p.m. If they can put grass in MetLife Stadium for the World Cup, they can put...
SUBSCRIBER ONLY Local News | 2026 FIFA World Cup final to be held at MetLife Stadium By Elizabeth Keogh February 4, 2024 at 7:08 p.m. The final match will be held on July 19, 2026 at the East Rutherford, N.J.,...
SUBSCRIBER ONLY Crystal Dunn, native New Yorker and World Cup champion, is right at home with Gotham FC By Peter Sblendorio January 20, 2024 at 2:58 p.m. For Crystal Dunn, the choice was crystal clear. Signing with Gotham FC offered the World...
SUBSCRIBER ONLY Gotham FC embracing ‘superteam’ label after reigning champs add more USWNT stars: ‘We want that target on our back’ By Peter Sblendorio January 19, 2024 at 6:01 p.m. Gotham FC, the defending champions of the National Women’s Soccer League, followed up its first-ever...
SUBSCRIBER ONLY MetLife Stadium removing 1,740 seats in bid for 2026 World Cup final By Peter Sblendorio January 4, 2024 at 4:43 p.m. MetLife Stadium is pulling out the stops — and in this case, seats — to...
Feds appeal Brooklyn judge’s decision to toss bribery convictions in FIFA soccer TV rights case By John Annese January 3, 2024 at 6:56 p.m. Brooklyn federal prosecutors appealed a judge's reversal of bribery convictions in a case involving FIFA,...
Esther González, Gotham win NWSL championship after Megan Rapinoe’s career ends with an injury By Associated Press November 11, 2023 at 11:00 p.m. By BERNIE WILSON SAN DIEGO — World Cup winner Esther González scored the go-ahead goal...
Sports | Saudi Arabia set to host 2034 World Cup after only competing bid drops out By Joseph Wilkinson October 31, 2023 at 7:05 p.m. Australia dropped its plans to host the 2034 World Cup, leaving Saudi Arabia as the...
Soccer | FIFA bans Spanish soccer creep Luis Rubiales for 3 years By Joseph Wilkinson October 30, 2023 at 11:51 a.m. Former Spanish soccer boss Luis Rubiales has been banned from international soccer for three years...