Adam Crafton
Sports Reporter at The Athletic
Reporter @TheAthleticFC. Sports Journalist of the Year, 2023, awarded by @SportSJA. Newly based in NYC. Now on Blue Sky. https://t.co/Sb95JTcZa4
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nytimes.com | Adam Crafton
Representative Darin LaHood, who co-chairs the Congressional Soccer Caucus, has urged President Donald Trump to enact an executive order to protect the American skies from the threat of drones during the FIFA World Cup in 2026. Congressman LaHood, who has served as a U.S. representative from Illinois for almost ten years, has been pressing the administration on several issues relating to the operations, logistics and security of the World Cup. Rep.
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basketball.realgm.com | Adam Crafton |Joe Vardon
Kevin Durant has taken a direct minority stake in Paris Saint-Germain and will consult on the club's basketball expansion plans. The investment comes as PSG explores launching a basketball franchise under the NBA's proposed European league. Durant restructured his previous PSG investment through Arctos Sports Partners to become a direct shareholder via his Boardroom company. Durant will advise on PSG's multi-sport strategy, including potential basketball ventures tied to NBA Europe.
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nytimes.com | Adam Crafton |Joe Vardon
Two-time NBA champion Kevin Durant has expanded his relationship with Qatar Sports Investments (QSI), investing directly into UEFA Champions League winners Paris Saint-Germain as part of a strategic partnership that will also see Durant consult on the club’s “potential plans” to expand into basketball. In March, QSI revealed it had been approached about the possibility of launching a basketball franchise in Paris and that it had expressed an interest.
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nytimes.com | Adam Crafton
Wednesday afternoon in Washington D.C. and, in normal circumstances, Italian club Juventus would have been preparing for an evening fixture against Al-Ain FC, the Abu Dhabi team, in the opening match of their FIFA Club World Cup campaign. Instead, an entourage of executives and players headed to the Oval Office and stood behind President Donald Trump during his media briefing with the White House press pool.
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nytimes.com | Adam Crafton
FIFA displayed anti-racism and discrimination messaging at the Club World Cup for the first time on Wednesday to mark International Day for Countering Hate Speech. This came following a backlash to its decision to roll back its campaigns against racism and discrimination across the opening three days of the tournament in the United States.
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