Argentina-Spain World Cup final is most expensive US sporting event ever
Argentina and Spain will face off in the final, which will feature Lionel Messi attempting to secure his second World Cup trophy.
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These World Cup stars didn’t get the trophy—but won big on social media
Little-known soccer players from Cabo Verde, New Zealand and elsewhere took in huge new social media followings.
2026 FIFA World Cup Live Scores: Who wins it from here?
The 2026 FIFA World Cup is down to the final eight. The Socceroos are out, Brazil and Portugal are gone, and the Golden Boot race is on a knife’s edge. Here’s everything Australian fans need to know.
Trump spoke with FIFA president before Folarin Balogun’s red card was suspended, report says
Trump reportedly spoke with FIFA president Gianni Infantino before the organization suspended a U.S. player’s red card.
The numbers behind the 2026 World Cup
Twenty-five teams—and two billionaire players—are still competing for a $713,000 trophy and $50 million in prize money. Here are more figures to know about the World Cup.
Serena Williams isn’t returning to tennis for the money
Wimbledon is offering a $4.8 million winner’s check, but it’s safe to assume money isn’t the motivation for tennis icon Serena Williams, the richest female athlete ever.
11 World Cup matches where one player is worth more than the entire opposing team
The 2026 World Cup’s group stage features plenty of mismatches, including one where 26 teammates have a combined transfer value barely a tenth of a rival striker’s.
Elon Musk-Mark Zuckerberg fight talks were ‘real’, says UFC’s Dana White
The UFC CEO said a proposed fight at Rome’s Colosseum would have cost an estimated $150 million.
The world’s highest-paid golfers 2026
See Forbes’ 2026 list of the highest-paid golfers, featuring LIV Golf’s Jon Rahm and the PGA’s Scottie Scheffler among ten stars who made $536 million in the past year.
UFC Freedom 250 final forecast: ‘Large hail,’ damaging winds and bug swarms possible
Washington, D.C., faces the potential for thunderstorms, strong winds and hail during the mixed martial arts fight on the White House lawn.