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Vancouver to transform Science World into giant soccer ball
August 6, 2025By: Lucaiah Smith-Miodownik The City of Vancouver has been selected to host several FIFA World Cup games next summer. Exciting, right? In preparation for the ball-tastic event, FIFA created a list of demands the city must implement as it prepares for the influx of players and fans, with various beautification initiatives and possible city road closures proposed. Recently, FIFA president Gianni Infantino added one more requirement: The giant, orb-like structure sitting atop Science World must be transformed into a soccer ball. The Peak corresponded with Infantino, Vancouver mayor Ken Sim, and several city locals for more information. “It just makes…
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Vancouver isn’t prepared to host the FIFA World Cup
July 23, 2024By: Kaja Antic, Staff Writer The FIFA World Cup will be hosted by Canada, the US, and Mexico in 2026, with Vancouver hosting seven of the 13 games being played in Canada. Vancouver has had some experience with major international…
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Canadian soccer legend Christine Sinclair announces retirement from international play
November 9, 2023By: Kaja Antic, Sports Writer After 23 years with the Canadian national team, Christine Sinclair has announced her retirement from international play at the end of 2023. Following a cryptic video posted to her Instagram featuring a pair of cleats…
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The state of soccer worldwide and its basic rules
February 12, 2022By: Greg Makarov, Sports Writer Overview Soccer, otherwise called football in Europe and South America, has been around for centuries dating back to ancient Greece. Of course, the form was wildly different, but the idea of kicking around a ball…
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World News Beat
July 23, 2018Written by: Trevor Steele, Peak Associate Google fined record amount The European Union (EU) has imposed its largest ever fine (4.34 billion euro), on Google. According to the EU competition commissioner Margrethe Vestager, “Google engaged in illegal practices to…
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VAR in the 2018 World Cup has its pros and cons
July 18, 2018Written by: Melissa Campos, Multimedia Assistant The FIFA World Cup this year has been filled with many unexpected turns. From Germany failing to advance from the group stages to Russia unexpectedly making it all the way to the quarter-finals, I…
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FIFA must end its corruption
June 15, 2015FIFA has never been the poster child for well-run, squeaky clean organizations. There have been rumblings for years about corruption within the management ranks, but no concrete evidence or charges were brought up. Through it all, FIFA survived, seemingly more…
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