Sporticast 379: Are Sports in The Sphere Exciting or Empty Hype?
On the latest Sporticast episode, hosts Scott Soshnick and Eben Novy-Williams discuss some of the biggest sports business stories of the week, including this weekend’s…
U.S. Soccer
U.S. Soccer Pochettino Hire Aided by Ken Griffin Money
The U.S. Soccer Federation has officially hired former Chelsea manager Mauricio Pochettino as the head coach of its men’s senior national team, the federation announced…
U.S. Soccer, MLS Brace for Antitrust Trial in NASL Lawsuit
The longstanding antitrust feud involving the top level of soccer in the United States is headed for a jury trial this September—litigation that could reshape the pro…
Christian Pulisic Profiled In Paramount+ Documentary
An in-depth, behind-the-scenes look at Christian Pulisic is coming from Paramount+, according to Deadline. It will trace the life story of how he’s risen to become…
FIFA-Relevent Settlement May Abet European League Matches in U.S.
Five years after Relevent Sports sued the U.S. Soccer Federation and later FIFA for what it described as illegally “closing the doors of the United States to…
Visa’s USWNT World Cup Marketing Forced to Pivot After Injury Hex
Visa had a plan. One hundred days out from the start of this summer’s Women’s World Cup, the global financial services giant was set to announce the largest…
U.S. Soccer Seizes Limelight With Cheer and Loathing in Las Vegas
The CONCACAF Nations League had all the makings of a ho-hum, regional afterthought to the 2022 World Cup, one where U.S. national team fans could casually look in on…
Visa Adds 33 Players to Sponsor Roster Ahead of Women’s World Cup
Financial services giant Visa has added 33 women’s soccer players representing 27 countries to its roster of sponsored athletes ahead of this summer’s FIFA Women’s World…
USWNT Turns to TNT and Telemundo for Multilingual Audience Boom
Nearly 18,000 fans packed Toyota Stadium, home of MLS’ FC Dallas, on a sunny, 74-degree day in February to watch the finale of the 2023 SheBelieves Cup between the U.S…
NWSL Emerges From Abuse Probes With Reforms, and Legal Bills
Last year, the NWSL was the subject of a pair of lengthy and costly investigations, which racked up hundreds of billable hours and, with them, millions of dollars in…
U.S. Soccer’s Berhalter Probe Tied to Reyna Tipoff
U.S. Soccer has found itself again embroiled in a messy and very personal controversy as its investigation into an allegation of domestic violence against U.S. men’s…
Second NWSL Probe Reiterates Pattern of Misconduct in Women’s Soccer
The NWSL and its players’ association released the findings from their joint investigation into abuse within the league and its clubs, the second such report finalized…
More From Our Brands
Variety
‘Time of Silence and Destruction,’ About the Writer Who Dragged Spanish Novel Into the 20th Century, Pounced on by Filmax (EXCLUSIVE)
Rolling Stone
Kate Nash Announces New Tour With Shamir, Revenge Wife, and More
ArtNews
Whitney Biennial’s $100,000 Bucksbaum Award Goes to Nikita Gale, Whose Installation Meshed Sound and Mechanics
BGR
Google TV Freeplay just added 7 new live TV channels, including Bob Ross
SPY