North America Got the 2026 World Cup. Now Who Will Get the Final?

May 18, 2023Posted inAdams, Eric L, Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF), Infantino, Gianni, International Federation of Association Football (FIFA), MetLife Stadium (NJ), Murphy, Philip D (1957- ), Soccer, Stadiums and Arenas, World Cup (Soccer), World Cup 2026 (Soccer)
A decision on which city will host the men’s 2026 World Cup final is expected in the fall. Leaders from the New York area are making their case, with Dallas and Los Angeles also in the running.

Sounders’ Breakthrough Title Cements Seattle’s Soccer Bona Fides

May 5, 2022Posted inConfederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF), Garber, Don, International Federation of Association Football (FIFA), Major League Soccer, New York Cosmos (Soccer Team), North American Soccer League, Pumas UNAM (Soccer Team), Seattle (Wash), Seattle Sounders, Soccer, stefan frei
Sounders F.C. captured M.L.S.’s first CONCACAF Champions League title with a win over Pumas U.N.A.M. Our columnist remembers the day soccer took root in Seattle.

A Biennial World Cup Is Dead, but FIFA’s Fight Isn’t Over

April 4, 2022Posted inCeferin, Aleksander, Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF), Infantino, Gianni, International Federation of Association Football (FIFA), Soccer, Union of European Football Assns (UEFA), World Cup 2022 (Soccer)
FIFA has quietly given up on a plan to hold the World Cup every two years. But surrender may not mean peace for its president, Gianni Infantino.