Winning the right to host the world’s most popular sporting event took years of planning, countless Zoom calls and a bit of luck with a broken-down bus. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Soccer”
Grant Wahl Died of a Burst Blood Vessel, His Family Says
By Gotham Rex on December 14, 2022
An autopsy in New York showed that the journalist had a tear in the ascending aorta, a large vessel that carries blood from the heart. Source: New York Times
Hometown of Tyler Adams, U.S. Captain, Still Proud Even With Loss
By Gotham Rex on December 3, 2022
Schoolmates, friends and others packed a pub early to watch their hometown hero, Tyler Adams, lead the United States men’s national team, which was eliminated from the World Cup by the Netherlands. Source: New York Times
How a World Cup Podcaster (and Messi Superfan) Spends Her Sundays
By Gotham Rex on December 3, 2022
Jasmine Garsd explores what it means to be from Argentina as its star soccer player competes in what could be his last World Cup. Source: New York Times
New York City Reaches Deal to Build Soccer Stadium in Queens
By Gotham Rex on November 15, 2022
The New York City Football Club will pay roughly $780 million to build the stadium in Willets Point in Queens as part of a project that will include housing and a hotel. Source: New York Times
The Yankees, a Soccer Game, a Pizza: 3 Migrants Bond in New York City
By Gotham Rex on October 24, 2022
A love of sports and hometown heroes unites friends who met at a Queens hotel that houses migrants who have arrived in the city in recent months. Source: New York Times