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…I think the Trump curse finally came for Gianni Infantino www.cbssports.com/soccer/news/...

FIFA scraps controversial World Cup plan: Gianni Infantino no longer seeking $20 billion investmentAmid intense pressure from all corners of the world and sport, the FIFA chief has called an end to a plan that seemed destined to alter the game in ways never seen beforewww.cbssports.com

can confrim because I think this was one of the very first edits Mike gave me after I started this job

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just in from Gotham FC: Emily Sonnett is out for the season after undergoing surgery to repair a ruptured patellar tendon in her left knee no further updates on recovery timeline but that will very likely, at the very least, keep her out of the #USWNT's World Cup qualifiers in November

FIFA issues a new, oddly-timed and, quite honestly, strange statement on FFE they reiterate the proposal but are clearly more defensive about it, as evidenced by the bullet points “respect[ing] feedback” and how “the media disrupted planned consultation process” inside.fifa.com/organisation...

NEW: Concacaf joins UEFA in rejecting FFE, instead imploring FIFA to find ways to increase funding for FIFA Forward through its current means and asking that "any matter follows the proper governance processes" in future full statement: www.concacaf.com/competitions...

UEFA boycott feels like a natural and opposite reaction to the FFE news but comes with fascinating implications for the women's game - next FIFA competition is U-20 Women's World Cup (begins Sept 5) - WCQ resumes in Oct with Women's World Cup boycott potentially looming over the matches

there’s something so basic (in the most derogatory sense) about how cynical this all is — I cannot believe “buying FIFA” is a real quote in this story www.thetimes.com/sport/footba...

Middlesbrough, do I have a signing announcement video idea for you!

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First set of games I’ve seen in a while without a mid-half hydration break! MLS might be onto something here

lingering effects of World Cup fever include a masseuse asking you mid-massage to break down the Folarin Balogun red card situation

World Cup withdrawal is so real that I’m contemplating what the future would have held for the Italian kids in Kicking and Screaming

one last World Cup piece from me! from Vozinha’s saves to the boos that rang during hydration breaks, there was rarely a dull moment — it makes for a tournament we may never forget, in good ways and bad takeaways from a busy summer in North America www.cbssports.com/soccer/news/...

The 2026 FIFA World Cup was a spectacle from start to finish, for better or worseThis summer's World Cup, the first in a 48-team format, marked the tournament's return to North America after first staging the competition here in 1994www.cbssports.com

Argentina’s villain arc came to its most natural conclusion tonight after one final descent into cynicism, a fascinating way to mark the end of a dynastic era reflections as the dust settles on a unique World Cup final www.cbssports.com/soccer/news/...

How Lionel Messi's Argentina became the villains as they chased a dynasty and lost in the World Cup finalSpain beat Argentina 1-0 in extra time in the World Cup final on Sunday, with Ferran Torres scoring the game's lone goal in the 106th minutewww.cbssports.com

they’re wheeling out the big inflatable trophy out of the building — the World Cup is officially over

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Spain’s Luis de la Fuente on the team’s emotions after Ferran Torres’ goal: “We tried to keep cool. It was difficult because you are euphoric” in that moment

Argentina’s Lionel Scaloni on Enzo Fernandez’s red card: “The first yellow card could’ve been avoided by the referee but it is what it is … I think there’s things here and there that could’ve been avoided but nothing to criticize”

bet you caught them on the broadcast (or at least I hope you did) but Donald Trump just walked out onto the pitch to a massive round of boos, as is often the case!