Margaret Fleming

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Club World Cup Headed for Major Test in Knockout Round

2 days ago | frontofficesports.com | Margaret Fleming

The revamped Club World Cup, FIFA’s attempt to profit off club soccer, is winding down its group stage, with the final matches before the knockout stage set for Thursday. Recent matches competing for the $1 billion purse have been marked by scorching weather across the U.S. The kickoff temperature for Boca Juniors–Auckland City FC in Nashville on Tuesday was 96 degrees. FIFA is instituting three-minute cooling breaks once per half during particularly hot matches.
James Harden Sued for Negligence in Sexual Assault Case

3 days ago | frontofficesports.com | Margaret Fleming

Los Angeles Clippers star James Harden has been named as a defendant in a lawsuit alleging rape at the NBA player’s home. Marisa Watley, a real estate agent from Houston, filed a suit Monday in Harris County court that claims Harden’s nephew Justice Blackburn raped her at the player’s 2025 New Year’s Eve party. The filing also claims Harden’s security failed to protect Watley and other women who were at the party at his Texas home.
Tatis Sues Big League Advance for ‘Predatory’ Earnings Deal

3 days ago | frontofficesports.com | Margaret Fleming

Padres star Fernando Tatis, Jr. is taking legal action against Big League Advance, claiming the future earnings contract he signed with the company at 17 was predatory. Tatis, 26, claims BLA signed him to an illegal loan masked as an investment opportunity while he was in the minor leagues. BLA is a company that invests in minor leaguers to help them stay afloat during their early careers, but takes a cut of their major league earnings.
Players on Club World Cup’s Only Amateur Team Get $90 a Week

4 days ago | frontofficesports.com | Margaret Fleming

On June 15, Bayern Munich forward Harry Kane laced up his cleats and took the pitch at TQL Stadium in Cincinnati for his squad’s opening match of the Club World Cup. Kane, the highest-paid of the Bundesliga champions, makes about $555,000 weekly on his current contract. His opponent in last Sunday’s match, Auckland City FC, pays its players 150 New Zealand dollars (or roughly $90) per week. Bayern won 10–0, a Club World Cup record.
Wisconsin Sues Miami for ‘Tampering’ With Football Transfer

1 week ago | frontofficesports.com | Margaret Fleming |Andrew Goodrich

The University of Wisconsin filed a lawsuit against the University of Miami alleging tampering of a player, the first of a kind in college football history. The case centers around defensive back Xavier Lucas, who transferred from the Badgers to the Hurricanes in January after the winter portal cycle closed.
DHS Denies Federal Agents Were in Dodgers Parking Lots

1 week ago | frontofficesports.com | Margaret Fleming

The Dodgers had a confusing back-and-forth with the Department of Homeland Security Thursday. Federal agents arrived at Dodger Stadium parking lots hours ahead of a home game, leading to a small protest and arrival of LAPD. The team and DHS then shared conflicting accounts of what happened. “This morning, ICE agents came to Dodger Stadium and requested permission to access the parking lots,” the team posted on social media Thursday. “They were denied entry to the grounds by the organization.
Lakers Break Sports Sale Record in $10 Billion Deal to Mark Walter

1 week ago | frontofficesports.com | Margaret Fleming

The Los Angeles Lakers are changing owners—kind of. The Buss family, which has owned the team since 1979, will sell its majority stake to Mark Walter, ESPN reported Wednesday. Walter is an owner of the Dodgers, Sparks, and Cadillac’s Formula 1 team, and is the primary financial backer of the PWHL. Jeanie Buss will stay on as the team’s primary governor after Walter takes over. The deal values the team at a whopping $10 billion, according to ESPN.
Club World Cup Attendance Plummets for Weekday Games

1 week ago | frontofficesports.com | Margaret Fleming

FIFA’s Club World Cup is being played in quiet stadiums across the United States this week. Before Tuesday, no match had dipped below 20,000 fans after a strong opening weekend. Then, one contest drew about half that number, and another got less than a fifth of that. The official attendance of South African Mamelodi Sundowns’ 1–0 win over South Korean Ulsan HD at 25,500-seat Inter&Co Stadium in Orlando was 3,412.
Fenway Park Concession Workers Poised to Strike

1 week ago | frontofficesports.com | Margaret Fleming |Andrew Goodrich

Ballpark employees at Fenway Park could be headed toward a strike. Represented by the service and hospitality workers union UNITE HERE Local 26, the workers voteRepresented by the service and hospitality workers union UNITE HERE Local 26, the Fenway workers overwhelmingly voted to green-light a strike. Sunday’s vote—where 95% of workers supported authorizing a strike—doesn’t mean a strike is necessarily on, but it does mean one could be coming soon.
Former Chiefs Employee Sues for Racial Discrimination

1 week ago | frontofficesports.com | Margaret Fleming

A former Kansas City Chiefs employee is suing the team for racial discrimination. Ramzee Robinson, a nine-year employee who most recently served as the team’s director of player engagement, filed an 11-page complaint in the Western District of Missouri Wednesday.