📰 International Football

The Hollywood Reporter

TelevisaUnivision's U.S. ad revenue fell 24% without World Cup rights while Mexico revenue rose 51%.

Advertising

Sports Business Journal

FIFA reportedly made about $5 billion from 2026 World Cup tickets and hospitality, five times Qatar.

Digiday

Three months after the World Cup, fashion brands are signing stars like Bellingham and Yamal.

Business Today

FIFA opened bidding for US rights to the 2030 men's World Cup, with offers due November 19.

SportBusiness

Media rights to the next two men's World Cups are on sale in the US for the first time since 2011.

Streaming rights

ESPN

Netflix bought Spain's broadcast rights to the 2030 World Cup.

Streaming rights

The Athletic

The Athletic found more than half of FIFA member nations appear to fail the Forward fund's basic transparency requirements.

SportBusiness

Netflix won exclusive Spanish rights to the 2030 World Cup, which Spain co-hosts.

Front Office Sports

FIFA Council members left their meeting without answers on Infantino's scrapped plan to sell tournament stakes.

The Athletic

FIFA's council could scrap the Peace Prize a year after awarding it to Trump.

The Stadium Business

Saudi Arabia may cut its 2034 World Cup venues from 15 to 10.

Stadium financing

Semafor Business

Saudi Arabia's PIF is dropping five stadiums from its 2034 World Cup plans amid a cash crunch.

Stadium financing

SportBusiness

Netflix's 2030 World Cup rights in Spain are its first live men's football deal, alongside Relevent's UEFA mandate and F1's Rwanda race.

AP

FIFA's proposed $6.35 billion development fund would give $25 million to each of its 211 national associations.

Front Office Sports

The Atlanta Dream moved WNBA Finals Games 3 and 4 to the 17,000-seat State Farm Arena, and FIFA's development fund hit $6.35 billion.

Women's sport

Breaking the News

FIFA is suspected of paying Gianni Infantino millions beyond his official salary through a US-based World Cup organizing entity.

The Athletic

FIFA plans to propose $25 million for each member association as part of $6 billion in development funding.

Reuters

Netflix won rights to all 104 matches of the 2030 World Cup in Spain and Andorra, with a free-to-air package including every Spain match.

SportBusiness

Further reading from the day's section on What I'm reading next.

Front Office Sports

Nielsen research shows U.S. TV audiences for soccer remain up since the 2026 World Cup, and MLS says its enterprise value is near $25 billion.

The Athletic

Netflix will carry men's World Cup matches for the first time after securing 2030 rights in Spain and Andorra.

Front Office Sports

The USWNT's test against Spain showed a team between generations ahead of the World Cup.

Front Office Sports

FIFA allegedly knew a DR Congo player was ineligible at the World Cup and let him play, as Norway called for an ethics probe.

The Athletic

Further reading from the day's section on What I'm reading next.

A Guy With A Scarf

FIFA's first tournament-specific innovation challenge closes November 1 and only wants fan-journey products already proven at scale.

FIFA

FIFA's announcement of its Women's World Cup, wearables and substitution board innovation challenges.

Front Office Sports

Multiple soccer associations have withdrawn support for Gianni Infantino's FIFA presidency over a plan to sell private stakes in the World Cup.

Elections

The Athletic

Further reading from the day's section on The Bundle Runs Out.

The Athletic

Reaction abroad shapes how much pressure UEFA and FIFA feel to act independently of the English process.

SportBusiness

UEFA's president said trust in world football remains broken, declining Infantino's offer to review FIFA decision-making.

The Guardian

Barney Ronay argues the system rather than the manager produced England's World Cup semifinal defeat, ahead of Saturday's match against Spain.

The Guardian

Cole Palmer, Declan Rice, Kobbie Mainoo, Marcus Rashford and Tino Livramento all withdrew before England's Nations League tie with Spain.

Front Office Sports

Field temperatures on Nashville's artificial turf reached 157 degrees on Sunday, strengthening the union's case for natural grass in the 14 NFL stadiums that use turf.

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