Ugh. There should be an economic analysis of the impact on the university budget as a whole (not just athletics). 24-out-of-26 rostered players are international and domestic non-resident students, thus contributing tuition $'s. This will probably cost the university revenue overall.
Yep they recorded the one at Georgia Tech.
I suggested that you should be the next person invited to their Politics of Soccer speaker series!
Enjoyed delivering research talks on the 2026 World Cup at Georgia Tech and University of Georgia this week. Special thanks to Kirk Bowman (GT) and @casmudde.bsky.social (UGA) for the invitation and top notch hospitality.
Today we will have the third lecture in the GT-UGA Soccer and Politics Lecture Series, which I co-organize with my friend Kirk Bowman at Georgia Tech. The speaker is @abeissel.bsky.social (Miami University, OH), who is working on various research projects related to the MAGA World Cup.
📣 NEW PUB 📣 with Ryan King-White in Soccer & Society Journal. We examine the 2026 FIFA World Cup intra-city competitive bid process, focusing on the urban politics and governance strategies of two major US cities: Cincinnati, Ohio and Baltimore, Maryland.
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This is the second book on the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup from the editorial team of Adam Beissel, Julie Brice, Andy Grainger, and Verity Postlethwaite, serving as a companion piece to our earlier book: The 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup: Politics, Representation, and Management (2023).
The collection offers an in-depth examination of key issues that arose during and after the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup hosted in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand.
Our new book is out today!
We’re pleased to announce the release of our new edited book: Critical Perspectives on the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup: Events, Issues, Controversies (Routledge).
Gianni Infantino and Donald Trump appear to enjoy a "great friendship", with the FIFA president invited to the U.S. President's inauguration.
Apart from the Instagram posts and gushing statements, what does this sporting political bromance mean for the 2026 World Cup?
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However, I do wonder if a major network might partner with Netflix to license 'major matches' for network TV. And who know what the media landscape will look like by then - Netflix may already OWN a major US TV network. So matches may all be vertically integrated by that point.
And no doubt dedicated women's football fans will subscribe (if they aren't already).
The tradeoff is the potential loss of casual viewers who would've tuned in to network TV channels (i.e., Fox, ABC, CBS) to watch the major matches like those featuring the USWNT or event the WWC Final.
First thought: Netflix will surpass cable television in household subs next year. So in some ways, FIFA is taking the vast majority of WWC games from cable networks (e.g., FS1 and FS2) to a place where larger audiences reside, certainly by 2027 and 2031.
Interesting. Very interested in learning the details of this deal.
FIFA have given the Saudi bid for 2034 the same 4.1/5 score for its stadiums - despite eight not yet built - as they gave to the Canada-Mexico-USA bid for 2026, all of which are built, many of which are world leading NFL stadia.
I mean, how?
www.nytimes.com/athletic/595...
The 'keep politics out of sports' crowd is awfully silent that last few days.
