World Cup
FIFA showed Vancouver a glimpse of what transit is possible
July 19, 2026There is an energy injected into Granville Street lately: coloured smoke bursting through the thick crowd, extended liquor-serving hours, and being able to catch the train home late. Hosting FIFA has brought many changes to Vancouver and some of these should be made permanent, especially with transit. This includes longer service hours and more Mark V trains. TransLink has been a mode of travel for fans of sports, concerts, and community events. In 2024, they helped transport fans attending Taylor Swift’s concerts. Now, for the World Cup, trains and buses wear festive wraps, and 12,000 more bus service hours have…
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Expanding public safety to include gender-based violence during FIFA
June 29, 2026Across Turtle Island (North America), the FIFA World Cup is well underway. While host cities have prepared for this major event by increasing police presence, two local groups are leading the effort to expand community-based safety services during Vancouver’s football…
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FIFA’s corruption makes World Cup viewership ethically problematic
June 29, 2026Content warning: brief mention of genocide. One of my earliest memories is my dad standing a foot away from the TV, yelling at Arjen Robben for having missed an open net in the 2010 World Cup Final. In 2014, I…
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I want to kick the Science World soccer ball
June 29, 2026“The next station is: Main Street-Science World. Doors will open on the right,” the SkyTrain’s voice-from-above announced as I rose from my seat. As I slid the strap of my tote bag onto my right shoulder, I saw it. Not…
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Vancouver to transform Science World into giant soccer ball
August 6, 2025The 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…
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Vancouver isn’t prepared to host the FIFA World Cup
July 23, 2024The 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 sporting events in recent years,…
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Adidas provides equal pay for FIFA women’s soccer team
March 24, 2019On Friday, March 8 (International Women’s Day 2019), sportswear company Adidas announced that they will be paying equal bonuses between the winning players of the men and women’s FIFA World Cup teams. The announcement by Adidas came with an…
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World News Beat
July 23, 2018Google 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 cement its dominant market position…
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VAR in the 2018 World Cup has its pros and cons
July 18, 2018The 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 can safely say that this is…
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SFU startup uses data to analyze and predict World Cup results
July 17, 2018Jamie Tatsubana is an SFU SIAT alumnus who created FootyStats, a soccer analytics website startup which uses data to help fans and fantasy soccer players analyze games and predict results. The website was founded two years ago after…
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