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‘Dan Patrick Show’ producer refutes Alexi Lalas’ claim about ‘free soccer’
The voice of American soccer, Alexi Lalas, appears to have no interest in reducing youth soccer costs to improve the talent pipeline for the USMNT. After another tough World Cup exit, the conversation around the growth of the sport turned again toward the price of youth participation. Lalas, debating with his followers on X, went
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Townhall
· Jun 26, 2026
Politico's Headline About the World Cup Is Why the Media Is Mocked Endlessly
Politico's Headline About the World Cup Is Why the Media Is Mocked Endlessly
Awful Announcing
· Jul 7, 2026
FIFA can’t hide behind Donald Trump on this one
This originally appeared in Tuesday morning’s edition of The A Block, Awful Announcing’s daily newsletter with the latest sports media news, commentary, and analysis. Sign up here to be the first to know everything happening in the sports media world. FIFA had a chance to just say no, and it didn’t take it. That’s the part
Investing.com
· Jul 1, 2026
Soccer-’It’s crazy’: Broadcasters toil, and revel, in supersized World Cup
Soccer-’It’s crazy’: Broadcasters toil, and revel, in supersized World Cup
Watchdog Report
· Jul 3, 2026
DOJ Targets NFL’s Paywall Play
The real story here is not whether the NFL has made football harder to watch; it has. The deeper question is whether the league’s modern media model remains legally and commercially defensible once “free TV” no longer means what most fans think it means. Key Points The Justice Department has opened an antitrust inquiry into []
RedState
· Jun 24, 2026
Introducing a Radical New Concept … Sports Reporting Actually Reporting on Sports!
Introducing a Radical New Concept … Sports Reporting Actually Reporting on Sports!
SB Nation
· Jul 3, 2026
Nets’ youth excited to go from the weight room to summer ball
Egor Dëmin and Jordi Fernández spoke to the media ahead of Brooklyn’s trip out West, seven summer league games.
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Related coverage for "‘Dan Patrick Show’ producer refutes Alexi Lalas’ claim about ‘free soccer’": Townhall — Politico's Headline About the World Cup Is Why the Media Is Mocked Endlessly . Awful Announcing — FIFA can’t hide behind Donald Trump on this one. Investing.com — Soccer-’It’s crazy’: Broadcasters toil, and revel, in supersized World Cup. Watchdog Report — DOJ Targets NFL’s Paywall Play. RedState — Introducing a Radical New Concept … Sports Reporting Actually Reporting on Sports!. SB Nation — Nets’ youth excited to go from the weight room to summer ball