The stadium reportedly might not meet FIFA’s seating requirement minimum.
North America is set to host the 2026 World Cup, but it appears that a key part of the schedule may be changed. According to The Sunday Times in the United Kingdom, Los Angeles’s SoFi Stadium, which is set to host in 2026, may not be able to because it doesn’t meet the proper requirements.
According to the report, the field is too narrow, and widening it would remove seats that would drop the maximum capacity below FIFA’s minimum requirement of 80,000 seats.
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The top-seeded Gamecocks overcome a sluggish start on Sunday to roll into the Sweet 16, overwhelming No. 8 South Florida by 31 points.
Tyreek Hill is having the most eclectic offseason in the NFL. He’s not out partying on a boat with Tee Higgins and Ja’Marr Chase, but he is staying busier than the two of them combined.
With his second year in Miami on the horizon, Hill went back to his roots and dusted a group of grown men in the 60-Meter dash at the USA Track and Field Indoor Championships earlier this month. It wasn’t even close.
Tyreek Hill Just Embarrassed The Field At USA Track & Field Indoor Championships With A 6.
The safety signed a three-year deal with Cleveland and already has high expectations for his new team.
New Browns defensive back Juan Thornhill is bringing confidence to Cleveland. The former Chiefs player thinks his new squad can do what his former team just did: get to the Super Bowl.
“All of the pieces are here,” Thornhill told clevelandbrowns.com. “They’ve got a really good quarterback, receivers, the defense is super strong.
The 21-year-old sprained his ankle during Friday’s loss to the Bulls.
The Timberwolves received good news about Anthony Edwards’s timeline to return after he sprained his ankle during Minnesota’s 139–131 double-overtime loss to the Bulls on Friday.
According to The Athletic’s Shams Charania on Sunday, Edwards was seen still wearing a walking boot and his swelling has gone down. From here, the Timberwolves plan to evaluate the 21-year-old day-to-day before determining his official return to the court.
Klay Thompson dismissed Dillon Brooks’ antics following the Warriors’ loss to the Memphis Grizzlies on Saturday night.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – One of the greatest things about the NCAA Tournament is how it can hit close to home, when you least expect it.
Alabama senior point guard Jahvon Quinerly scored 22 points with three steals and two assists in No. 1 overall seed Alabama’s dismantling of No. 8 Maryland, 73-51, late Saturday night in the second round in front of 15,198 at Legacy Arena.
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The Crimson Tide (31-5) advances to the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 round and will play in the South Region semifinal on Friday in Louisville, Kentucky, at 22,090-seat KFC YUM! Center.
Astros star second baseman Jose Altuve suffered a fractured right thumb that will require surgery. There is no timetable for his return.
Sometimes if you want something done right, you just have to do it yourself.
In an Instagram post Saturday, Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson teased an exclusive interview. Featuring himself.
In the teaser video, Jackson discusses the transition from college football to the NFL. But fans are hoping he hits on some more pressing issues, like where he wants to play this season and why in the world he won’t just hire an agent.
The World Baseball Classic happens during an interesting part of the baseball season. For Major League Baseball, it can be used as a Spring Training of sorts for MLB players. However, Jose Altuve’s injury at the WBC raises about questions of MLB stars competing in the event. And Trea Turner’s grand slam presents the counter-argument.
Altuve represented his home country of Venezuela at the event. During the fifth inning of a quarterfinal game against the United States on Saturday night, US pitcher Daniel Bard blasted Altuve with a 96mph fastball.