The FIFA World Cup™ is taking place in winter this year giving consumers the unique opportunity of having the world’s biggest competition overlap with the holiday shopping season – and companies the opportunity to gift jerseys, merchandise and much more to employees and customers.
BUENOS AIRES - Argentina's self-styled "first fan" Marcelo Martinez is so keen to see Lionel Messi and teammates at the World Cup that he arrived in Qatar six months early.
The first traveling Argentinian fan — and possibly the first visiting fan full stop — flew into Doha on May 3 with his blue-and-white wig, and has been having a blast ever since.
"Wonderful things have been happening," said the 54-year-old lawyer, who has found plenty of Qataris and expatriates sporting Argentina shirts. "They all love Messi and Argentina here."
LEEDS - Leeds United sank to a 3-2 defeat at home to Fulham in the Premier League on Sunday, leaving them in the relegation zone and heaping more pressure on coach Jesse Marsch.
Leeds, who are without a league win since August, are 18th in the standings on nine points after a fourth consecutive defeat. Fulham meanwhile climbed up to seventh on 18.
Cristian Arango scored in the third minute of second-half stoppage to lift Los Angeles FC to a dramatic 3-2 victory over the visiting Los Angeles Galaxy in a Western Conference semifinal on Thursday night.
Denis Bouanga scored the first two goals for LAFC and also contributed indirectly to Arango's match winner to lift the home side to their second Western Conference final since joining MLS in 2018.
LAFC STRIKES FIRST IN EL TRAFICO! ⚫️
Los Angeles Football Club and the LA Galaxy will meet for the fourth time this season in Thursday night's Western Conference semifinal, but the dynamics are considerably different than their last match in early July.
Regular season West champions LAFC have added European stars like attacker Gareth Bale and defender Giorgio Chielini, as well as more under-the-radar additions up front in Cristian Tello and Denis Bouanga.
Milwaukee, your wait is over. After months of speculation and anticipation, your new club has officially arrived. During a press conference On Wednesday afternoon, the Milwaukee soccer community gathered at the future site of the Iron District MKE and announced that Cream City’s newest professional sports team will play in the USL Championship in 2025.
Hello, @MKE_ProSoccer!
It's October in North American soccer, meaning it's time for fans in this portion of the world to widely celebrate the one event that largely separates us from the rest of the planet: the playoffs.
It's been glorious.
Pachuca eliminated Tigres in an exciting match Sunday that decided the last team to go through to the Liga MX semifinals.
With a combined three goals, three comebacks and two red cards, it was classic Liga MX.
⌚️ MF | PACHUCA 2(2) - 1(2) Tigres
¡SE ACABÓ! ¡GANAMOS EN EL HURACÁN Y ESTAMOS EN SEMIFINALES! ¡VAMOS PACHUCA, QUEREMOS LA COPA!
It was an eventful Thursday for 21-year-old Arsenal talent Bukayo Saka.
It all started with news of the England international gracing the cover of TIME magazine's "Next Generation Leaders" issue.
How @BukayoSaka87 became the inspiring new face of British soccer. Meet TIME’s latest class of Next Generation Leaders https://t.co/QZAXRmpNZX pic.twitter.com/gMGVdcs55s
Corinthians and Flamengo delivered a forgettable 0-0 draw in the first leg of the Brazilian Cup final Wednesday. However, there was some action worth mentioning in the stands thanks to the Timão's fans, who deployed a fantastic hawk-inspired 3D tifo before kick-off.
The Gaviões da Fiel — the biggest group of supporters of Corinthians — were behind the imposing design. The whole process took 14 days, and 100 fans worked together to raise it over the east stands of the Neo Química Arena.