Tag: sporting facilities
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World Cup: What time does the USWNT play? How much do the players make?
[ad_1] The 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup is well underway in what is expected to be the biggest sporting event of the summer. The tournament favorite, the United States Women’s National Team, plays its second game on Wednesday against the Netherlands at 9 p.m. Eastern — which will be a rematch of the 2019 Women’s…
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NBA players react to reported $700 million offer for Kylian Mbappé: ‘Wtf’
[ad_1] French soccer club Paris Saint-Germain has entered negotiations with Saudi Arabian club Al Hilal for star striker Kylian Mbappé, according to multiple reports. Mbappé, who is in the last year of his contract, could receive a massive payday of $776 million for one year as part of the deal, according to reports from CBS…
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The top 5 highest-paid women’s soccer players at the 2023 Women’s World Cup
[ad_1] The Women’s World Cup kicked off this week, and one of the biggest issues surrounding this year’s tournament is pay discrepancies between men and women in the sport. Despite the recent growth of women’s soccer, many of the highest-earning women soccer players must rely on their off-field sponsorships to buoy their total earnings. Read…
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Women’s World Cup: Australian team targets FIFA over prize money inequity
[ad_1] Just days before the Women’s World Cup kicks off in New Zealand and Australia, the Australian women’s team has called out soccer’s global governing body FIFA over prize money inequity compared with the Men’s World Cup. “Collective bargaining has allowed us to ensure we now get the same conditions as the [Australia men’s national…
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PGA-LIV merger: Senators rip ‘brutal’ and ‘repressive’ Saudi influence in golf
[ad_1] “‘Today’s hearing is about much more than the game of golf; it’s about how a brutal, repressive regime can buy influence, indeed even take over a cherished American institution to cleanse its public image. It’s a regime that has reportedly killed a journalist, jailed and tortured dissidents, fostered the war in Yemen, and supported…
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Megan Rapinoe may be retiring, but her story’s ‘not done yet’: U.S. Soccer chief
[ad_1] On Saturday, U.S. soccer star Megan Rapinoe announced that she will retire at the end of the National Women’s Soccer League season, calling time on a glittering career. The 38-year-old forward, who is preparing for her fourth World Cup later this month, is one of the sport’s biggest stars. Since making her international debut…
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Bobby Bonilla Day: Former Mets player illustrates the magic of compound interest
[ad_1] If you see Bobby Bonilla popping up all over your social media feeds on Saturday (as it tends to this time of year), it’s because July 1 marks the annual $1.2 million payday for the former third baseman — an event that has increasingly attracted interest from average Americans, even some who don’t know…