GO NY YANKEES
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We are correct, but never be right.
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HERS AND HISTORY 9/29
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Slow news day?
CUBAN COWBOYS
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It was bound to happen after a favorite Cubanita from Miami moved to Dallas with my singing superstar grandson.
FIFA FOES
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FIFA’s proposal was a bad idea and received a red card, gained immediate fouls and had fans yelling Noooooo!
MEGA
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"Make Español Great Again" Spanish language sports coverage just had its biggest moment in U-S television history... and the numbers back it up.
Telemundo's coverage of the 2026 World Cup averaged six point three million viewers across all one hundred four matches... a jump of one hundred forty three percent from 2022. The final between Spain and Argentina drew twenty three point nine million viewers on Telemundo alone... the most watched soccer match ever on Spanish language television. Streaming told an even bigger story. Peacock and Telemundo's digital platforms averaged three million viewers per minute... nearly four times what they pulled four years ago. Fox still drew the larger English language audience for the final... nearly thirty nine million viewers to Telemundo's twenty four million.But NBCUniversal executives say the real shift isn't about one night. It's strategic. Spanish language programming is now central to Peacock's growth plans... and Telemundo has passed longtime rival Univision to become the number one Spanish language network on both TikTok and YouTube.
Spanish language sports media didn't just have a good tournament. It crossed into the first tier of American media business.
MESSI’S FIFA MESS
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THE WORLD CUP REQUEST TO PLAY IN AMERICA WAS MADE BY PRESIDENT OBAMA
In 2009 President Obama formally wrote a letter to FIFA supporting the U.S. bid to host either the 2018 or 2022 World Cup.
This year, following the games, an investigation is ongoing, and FIFA has not yet determined whether any players, coaches or the Argentine federation will face disciplinary action. Futbol superstar Lionel Messi sent a message to his fans, a day after the defending champions fell to Spain 1-0 in extra time at the World Cup final. Messi was left in tears and with his international future uncertain after he was unable to conjure up one more piece of magic to save Argentina. FIFA has now launched an investigation into Argentina for actions during and after their World Cup loss.
GOAL SPAIN ESPAÑA!
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Breaking: Spain wins FIFA World Cup with extra-time goal by substitute Ferran Torres to edge past defending champions Argentina 1-0. Argentina's Leandro Paredes received a red card after full-time in Sunday's World Cup final for pushing over Gavi as Spain’s 1-0 victory in New Jersey was followed by an on-pitch melee.
WORLD CUP
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That is the reaction Metro officials were hoping for as they used the 2026 FIFA World Cup’s eight LA games to introduce — or reintroduce — people to the region’s public transit system, often an afterthought in car-centric Los Angeles. It is an early test run of sorts for the 2028 Olympics, which organizers have billed as a “no car” Games where there will be no parking for attendees at any of the venues. Spectators will have to rely on transit and shuttles to get to events.
NYC SPORTS
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New York, NY, a City so nice they named it twice. And in sports it has not ever done anything small, least of all sports.
The Yankees alone have won 27 World Series, more championships than any team in any American sport, while the Mets chase a third title of their own.
LEGITIMACY MATTERS
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Legitimacy is accepting the authority of an institution, This one is a real, well-documented story, and the facts line up. Sports fans are calling it the Trump curse.
The irony is that Balagon is a citizen of three countries: Nigeria, England, and the United States by birthright because his mother was visiting the USA when he was born. Or is it that everything Trump touches goes into the toilet? He went to game 4 in the NBA and the Knicks lost. Now he interferes with FIFA and the USA losses.
I loved my late father. He was an avid sports fan. But he taught me a lesson about integrity that I will remind my kids and grandchildren. What the Red Card Taught, and What FIFA Forgot.
My father, Antonio J. Soto, was a sports fan the way some men are readers or gardeners... it was constant, and it shaped how he saw the world. He used to tell me that winning or losing mattered far less than how you played, and whether you accepted the outcome once the whistle blew. That lesson came back to me this week, watching FIFA unwind a World Cup suspension under pressure from the White House.