sport

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Sports are big business for prediction markets, and soccer is the number-one sport outside of the U.S.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

It’s the biggest global showcase for the world’s most popular sport, not to mention a television and marketing enterprise many times larger than the Super Bowl, the NBA Finals or the Oscars.

From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026

Strongmen have coveted this game for nearly as long as the World Cup has existed, attempting to bend a sport that belongs to everyone into the glorification of one man.

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026

Football, or soccer as we call it, is the world’s biggest sport, so it only makes sense that the menu at the festival would reflect that.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

Our parents provide the list of ingredients and remind us to make healthy choices: one sport, two clubs, one artistic goal, community service, no grades below a B, because really, nobody’s average, not around here.

From "Wintergirls" by Laurie Halse Anderson