Tag: world cup
Neymar Retires from International Football Following Norway Shock
Photo by Samuel Costa Melo on Unsplash Neymar started life for Brazil’s national team at the MetLife Stadium, and finished it there. At 34 years old, Neymar has retired from international football following Brazil’s Round of 16 defeat to Norway. The forward’s first international cap was a friendly against USA in 2010. 16 years later,...
UEFA to boycott FIFA World Cup: Infantino faces revolt
NYON, Switzerland — UEFA and its 55 member associations have unanimously agreed to boycott all FIFA competitions, including the FIFA World Cup, if FIFA president Gianni Infantino proceeds with plans to sell ownership stakes in the tournament to private investors. In an unprecedented statement released on Thursday, European football's governing body declared that the FIFA...
‘Infantino must go’: Malawians
Malawians have turned against FIFA president Gianni Infantino as a global backlash grows over his controversial plan to sell stakes in the FIFA World Cup. A Malawi24 poll conducted on Facebook found that 80% of respondents believe Infantino should not remain FIFA president now that the 2026 FIFA World Cup has ended. Only 17% said...
YOH! Two years after Neymar called him “ugly,” Vinicius Jr unveils dramatic new face after surgery
MADRID — YOH! Two years after Neymar called him "ugly," Brazil superstar Vinicius Jr has unveiled a dramatically transformed face following reported chin harmonisation surgery. The striking new look has sparked a social media frenzy, with many fans linking the makeover to Neymar's infamous remark. According to the New York Post, the Real Madrid winger...
The offside algorithm, or, what the World Cup taught me about our AI future
In case you want my opinion: yes, Egypt and Croatia were discriminated against; Karma caught up with Portugal, which lost in the round of 16, but now I don't want Argentina to win despite being a Messi fanboy.
A word about Brazil's World Cup
My contribution to the sea of opinions in the matter
World Cup De-Branding
I have never been a soccer person, so this year's World Cup has not registered much on me beyond seeing an unusual number of foreign national team soccer jerseys on some days (despite the best efforts of the New York City and State governments to pretend that it is taking place in New York and...
got that grimace cup, fam
Should the Fed and BoC look through the World Cup employment boost?
The important question, however, is this: shouldn't the Fed and Bank of Canada look through such a one-off, short-term World Cup employment boost?