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Some of the concerns raised ahead of the tournament still linger, however

The system may be neither fair nor transparent, but it is proving effective at maximising profits from the global event

World Cup prediction models highlight how hard forecasting in finance is

Big sporting events promise a boost to the host’s economy, but it is not a guarantee

Fifa’s leader has unabashedly courted the US president’s favour. Football officials ask: Who really benefits?

Football was so new to the US then, it was dubbed the sport’s ‘final frontier’

Its AI chatbot will launch with an empty playbook, but its scans could yield a multibillion-dollar IP pipeline

The first Fifa World Cup to take place in three host nations could add US$40.9 billion to global GDP

Football’s world governing body promises mass personalisation at the World Cup, but experts say poor execution could trigger fan backlash