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Stories of fans left outside stadiums, duped by “ghost tickets” on resale platforms, were everywhere at this year’s World Cup. But advocates are hopeful the near-endless stream of negative headlines and angry supporters will spur long-sought-after laws to outlaw the practice of speculative ticket selling, when resellers put tickets they don’t yet have on the open market. At the state level, it would seem they’re right. Illinois, North Carolina and Washington, D.C. have all passed legislation banning speculative ticket sales since the beginning of the World Cup. Connecticut, Oregon and Vermont have also enacted ghost ticket bans this year. And…

Spain’s 1-0 extra-time victory over Argentina in the World Cup final on Sunday made it difficult to dispute that the country is producing the best football on the planet.Along with their second World Cup title, Spain are reigning champions of the Euros and Olympic Games, along with the Women’s World Cup.Here are the main takeaways from the final:Spain in controlLa Roja captured this World Cup using ball mastery, with an emphasis on possession stifling the opposition’s ability to attack. By playing keep-away, Spain prevented Argentina’s Lionel Messi from being involved for most of the final match.In eight games, La Roja…

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By lunchtime today, the UK will have its fifth prime minister in four years.No other sentence can so pithily summarise the nature of British politics right now than that one.In the summer of 2022 Boris Johnson was on his way out, but still in office. Since then there has been Liz Truss, Rishi Sunak and Sir Keir Starmer.Little wonder Andy Burnham will say later, we are told, that he is “acutely conscious” of this churn at the top. His critics, within the Labour Party and beyond it, may allow themselves a wry smile at that, given they would argue he…

Last night, Spain defeated Argentina to win the World Cup. Ordinarily, for those of us with no national connection to either country, the choice of whom to support would have been gloriously trivial. We might have chosen the team that played more beautiful football, the player we most admired or simply the side whose colours we preferred.But these are no ordinary times.Gaza and Palestine have changed the way many of us see the world. It has become a moral prism, refracting our judgments not only about governments and political leaders, but about institutions, universities, media, corporations and public figures. We…

CHICAGO — The United States’ third-largest city felt confident passing on this year’s World Cup in part because the city’s sports loyalty was well-scripted. The Bears owned Sundays. The Cubs and White Sox divided baseball fans. And the Bulls still carry the glow of the Jordan dynasty. But a whole new generation of sports teams is betting Chicago’s appetite for sports is bigger than its traditional loyalties — and that fans are ready for something different. The WNBA’s Chicago Sky is preparing to host the league’s All-Star weekend July 23-26. The Chicago Stars are trying to build a women’s soccer…

Tests of an iceberg lettuce sample for the parasite that has caused an explosive diarrhoea outbreak affecting thousands of people in the US produced a false positive, officials have now said.The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Saturday reported that the sample from food supplier Taylor Farms, which supplies the Taco Bell food chain, had tested positive for cyclospora. It said on Sunday that it had re-reviewed the sample and reported the false-positive to Taylor Farms, adding it “continues working with the firm to ensure product implicated in this outbreak has been removed from the market”. The latest update means…

A collection of poems, some scribbled on slips of paper between food deliveries, has won Wang Jibing one of China’s top literary honours.Low Flight, inspired by the everyday challenges delivery riders face, has bagged the Lu Xun Literary Prize – named after a writer who has been referred to as the father of modern Chinese literature. Wang, 56, who became a delivery rider around 2019, gained traction on social media for his poems and essays.He is part of a growing group of blue-collar workers who are being celebrated for their literary works, which offer a glimpse into the pressures that…

Andy Burnham will promise to give people “more breathing room” when he gives his first speech as prime minister outside No 10 on Monday.He is expected to say he is “acutely conscious” of the UK’s high turnover of prime ministers – and that politics needs to be more stable and responsible. And he is expected to characterise the moment as one of “reflection and resolution”, arguing Britain must be honest about the challenges it faces.Burnham will officially replace Sir Keir Starmer and become the UK’s 59th prime minister – and seventh in 10 years – on Monday, following a meeting…

Spain and Lamine Yamal have grown through the tournament to leave him with the world at his feet and football’s two greatest prizes in his pocket.As well as having glorious natural gifts, he is also Spain’s lucky charm. They completed their domination of the international stage with Ferran Torres’ decisive 106th-minute strike in extra time.Lamine Yamal has yet to lose for his country in the 28 competitive matches he has played. He has started 13 games at major tournaments and won all of them – the longest 100% win rate of any European player across major tournaments when starting.He also…