Lionel Messi, the Argentine national team forward and eight-time winner of the Ballon d’Or as the world’s best soccer player, has set yet another historic record.
Paraguay national team midfielder Matías Galarza was one of the standout players in the 2026 FIFA World Cup match against Turkey. He opened the scoring just 65 seconds into the match, scoring the fastest goal of the tournament and securing a narrow 1-0 victory for his team. This result kept Paraguay’s hopes alive for advancing to the next round of the competition.
According to forecasts, the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) is expected to earn $11 billion from the World Cup, which is being held from June 11 to July 19 at stadiums in the United States, Canada, and Mexico.
The stadiums for the 2026 FIFA World Cup in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico are turning food into a spectacle in its own right—and one of the most expensive parts of attending a match. The cost of a basic snack at the stadiums ranges from $9 to over $34 for a meal with a beer, and individual items can cost as much as $8 for a bottle of water and $18–19 for a beer.
The draw for the first qualifying rounds of the Champions League, Europa League, and Conference League took place on June 16 in Nyon, Switzerland.
The 2026 World Cup final will take place on July 19. Meanwhile, researchers at the University of Liverpool have already used a supercomputer and machine learning to predict the most likely outcome of the tournament.
The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) is organizing the eighth session of its “Sharing Session on Women and IP” series, titled “Closing the Gender Gap in IP: Women in Sports and IP.”
The World Cup in the United States, Mexico, and Canada is already in full swing, but experts and fans aren’t content with just the match results and soccer-related news from the stadiums themselves.
Owning shares in your favorite soccer club might seem like a fan’s dream. But as a study by Aegon Asset Management has shown, shares in European soccer teams lag significantly behind the global stock market in terms of returns.
Under a bill passed by the Moldovan Parliament in its second reading, professional sports clubs in the Republic of Moldova will be able to operate as limited liability companies (LLCs) or joint-stock companies.
