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FIFA’s secondary ticket market can be seen on a smartphone screen. Maximilian Haupt / picture alliance via Getty Images

May 21, 2026

Soaring ticket prices could help FIFA pull in $15B this World Cup cycle — where does the money come from, where does it go?

Richard Sheehan, University of Notre Dame

While FIFA’s revenues have exploded as fans pay higher-than-ever prices, the relative share of money going to support global soccer development has decreased.

Senegal fans supporting their team during the Africa Cup of Nations final match between Senegal and Morocco on 18 January 2026 in Rabat, Morocco. Getty Images

January 27, 2026

Afcon drama: what went wrong and what went right at the continent’s biggest football cup in Morocco

Chuka Onwumechili, Howard University

The 2026 Afcon’s on-field disturbances should not take away from its accomplishments.

Moroccan defender Jawad El Yamiq waves the Palestinian flag at the Qatar 2022 football World Cup. Natalia Kolesnikova/AFP/Getty Images

October 11, 2023

Morocco will co‑host the 2030 World Cup – Palestine and Western Sahara will be burning issues

Mahfoud Amara, Qatar University

Morocco, Spain and Portugal will co-host in a symbol of unity, but history reveals sharp new tensions.

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