On Sunday the World Cup ends at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, and while about eighty thousand people will be inside the building, the far bigger crowd is the one that has spent five weeks on a bar stool. Owners have known for years that a summer tournament is the best stretch of the four-year cycle. What is new in 2026 is how many of the people at the rail are watching … [Read more...]
Why Soccer Will Never Catch On In America
Despite World Cup 2026 Upon Us, Here's Why Soccer remains a second-tier sport in America By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Sports Editor The World Cup is one of the world's greatest sports spectacles. Soccer is not. First, the World Cup. From this American's armchair, it's the rest of the planet's version of college football – intense, emotional and a … [Read more...]