Following the news that the FIFA World Cup final will feature its first-ever halftime show, The Cure’s Robert Smith took to social media to criticize the announcement. “AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGH… #Breadandcircuses #MUGWANK #pleasejustfuckoff,” Smith wrote on The Cure’s Instagram account. Curated by Coldplay’s Chris Martin, artists will include Madonna, Justin Bieber, Shakira and BTS. In a statement,
Just one day after Fox Sports’ coverage of the 2026 FIFA World Cup semi-finals broke records, they did it again. Wednesday’s match between Argentina and England averaged 15.063 million viewers on Fox, making it the most-watched FIFA Men’s World Cup semi-final match in English-speaking history. This surpassed Tuesday’s showdown between Spain and France, which averaged
NBC Sports hopes to keep the nation’s summer of soccer alive, capitalizing on interest in its World Cup broadcasts on Telemundo and Peacock for its annual focus on Premier League play. NBC Sports and the league on Thursday launched “Find Your Match,” a shareable, 11-question interactive quiz that matches die-hard fans or even the simply
The 2026 FIFA World Cup continues to break records on American English-language television. Tuesday’s match between Spain and France averaged 11.462 million viewers this Tuesday on Fox, making it the most-watched FIFA Men’s World Cup semi-final broadcast in the history of English-language television in the United States. That record audience saw Spain eliminate France and
The FIFA World Cup final halftime show continues to grow. Variety has learned exclusively that the event will now also include members of the New York Philharmonic and the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela, who will jointly perform a tribute to Venezuela in the wake of its recent devastating earthquakes. Gustavo Dudamel, the outgoing
Last month, Adendorf showed his support for Adams ahead of his World Cup appearance in a lengthy tribute on social media. “Seeing you accomplish something so big has filled my heart with so much pride,” she shared in a May 27 Instagram post. “From the hard work, the sacrifices, the early mornings, the disappointments and
