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Devon coach helps Marshall Islands football team https://t.co/Wyv5SvkG8m ...

How British footballers are helping women's football in Pakistan https://t.co/XbjSmDELYF ...

Few, if any, football supporters want “to wrestle with complex geopolitical issues”, argues Joey D’Urso in a new book. He explains why geopolitics keeps invading the pitch https://t.co/gkXslebgRv ...

Soccer's Growing Popularity in the US - Soccer's popularity is increasing in the US, attracting fans to NFL-sized venues [3] - The revamped Club World Cup on US soil serves as a dress rehearsal for the World Cup [2] - Enthusiasm for soccer is rising, evidenced by crowds at places like Legends Bar and the Football Factory in Midtown Manhattan [2] Fan Demographics - The current soccer fan base is a mixture, with many young Americans in their early 20s having a team [3] - In the 90s, approximately 95-99% of soccer fans were expats, but now it's more diverse [3] Event Statistics - FIFA reported over 2 million in attendance across stadiums through the semi-final games [4] Challenges - The events faced challenges, including excessive summer heat and dynamic ticket pricing fluctuations [4]

The president of football’s governing body is close to Donald Trump https://t.co/3S089rLK9q ...

Soccer's Growing Popularity in the US - Soccer enthusiasm is rising, with current crowds resembling those seen in the 90s, but now with a more diverse audience including young Americans [4] - FIFA reports over 2 million in attendance across stadiums through the semi-final games [5] - The current high-profile undertaking serves as a dress rehearsal for the upcoming World Cup in the US [3] Economic Impact of World Cup - The World Trade Organization estimates a $47 billion economic impact on US GDP from the combined tournaments [10] - The tournaments are projected to create hundreds of thousands of jobs [10] - A significant portion of the economic impact will come from international travelers and diaspora communities within the US [10][11] Challenges and Solutions - Excessive summer heat has posed challenges, leading to incidents like fans requiring medical attention [5] - FIFA is addressing heat concerns by implementing cooling breaks, increased pitch watering, cooling stations, and shaded areas [7] - Dynamic pricing systems have resulted in significant ticket cost fluctuations, with prices dropping from $473 to around $13 for a semi-final game [5]

Brazil once dominated the world of football. On “The Intelligence” @AnaLankes examines how it fell so far, and what national fixes could put it back in the game https://t.co/EUvga8qd8S https://t.co/qwKUcG4RBO ...

Also on the daily podcast: Brazil’s broken football machine and England falls out of love with its lawns https://t.co/SVA0JjKLa4 ...

[Music] [Applause] People might assume the defining moment in my life was having a spinal cord injury. when in fact I believe the defining moment in my life was starting a football team with some friends a few years later. Now that's not the team you might know me for, but it is one I will never ever forget.It was that decision that brought me back out of my shell and got me out of the house again at a time when I really needed it. That was my reset point and the light bulb moment. Let me tell you how I got ...