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As I tell Reuters here, what a complete collapse by Infantino in record time. Goes from riding high after completing the most financially successful mega-event in world history to fighting for his political life in less than 1 month. Icarus incarnate. www.reuters.com/sports/socce...

Infantino faces crisis as UEFA, CONCACAF declare lost confidence over scrapped World Cup dealSoccer officials are demanding more oversight of the sport's commercial future.www.reuters.com

This may be the most disturbing thing I have read on Bluesky all week.

Not that I think anyone should necessarily want to voluntarily hear me talking sports econ for an hour, but just in case you are that sort of crazy, here you go. www.youtube.com/watch?v=myyr...

Victor Matheson Explains NHL Salary Caps, No State Income Tax & Arena FinancingYouTube video by Backchecking the Boltswww.youtube.com

If someone watched their first soccer game today, I bet a lot of them never tune again, and it’s not because of Shakira or BTS. So, anyone saying that the halftime show destroyed soccer should just pipe down and direct their anger at the true clowns of today’s game. And for once it’s not Infantino!

Let’s be very clear that Argentina’s performance in this game has done a much bigger disservice to world soccer than any silly halftime performance.

Look, there are a lot of things to hate about Americans, but the overwrought reaction to the halftime show clearly demonstrates that apparently every soccer fan outside of the US is a pretentious asshole. Just enjoy BTS, Shakira, Ted Lasso, and Madonna already.

Me and Brian Mills? Well I am glad they got at least 1 real expert!

Dude charging $20 for a beer and $175 for parking at World Cup games complaining about being overcharged. www.nytimes.com/athletic/736...

Patriots, Robert Kraft file complaint against town of Foxborough over ‘improper’ feesThe complaint alleges that the town improperly charged about $1M in new fees related to a license obtained to host the World Cup.www.nytimes.com

Game 3 of the NBA finals averaged 23.8 million viewers. This was the most watched NBA game since 1998. US-Paraguay in the World Cup averaged 24.7 million viewers. And some people are still saying the US isn't a soccer country? Maybe true in 1994, certainly not anymore.

Currently on flight home from sports econ conference. People in seats behind me are discussing Chicago Bears stadium deal. It is taking every bit of self control to not turn around and go into 45 minute diatribe on public stadium subsidies. We land in 25 mins. I think I can make it…

Everything you wanted to know about the economics of the World Cup on the "Profoundly Pointless" podcast featuring me and host John Shull. www.youtube.com/watch?v=anlt...

Inside the Insane Business of the World Cup | Meet World Cup Economist Dr. Victor MathesonYouTube video by Profoundly Pointlesswww.youtube.com

Anyone, such as Trump's CFTC chair Mike Selig, who claims that sports prediction markets aren’t gambling is a liar. Yet another example of the Trump administration prioritizing billionaire corporations over the public. www.cnn.com/2026/05/28/e...

‘It’s a loophole’: Shut out of most gambling, 18-to-21 crowd rushes to prediction sites | CNN BusinessWhen Andrew needed money for a flight with friends to Greece this summer, the 18-year-old high school senior turned to prediction markets.www.cnn.com