A general view of the inside of GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium as Lionel Messi of Argentina celebrates scoring his team's first goal with teammates during the FIFA World Cup match between Argentina and Algeria on June 16, 2026. (Photo by Sebastian Widmann - FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images)FIFA via Getty ImagesThe NFL has typically rewarded Super Bowls to cities building new stadiums even if its a smaller, midwestern city like Minneapolis, which hosted the 2018 game at U.S. Bank Stadium.But even though the Kansas City Chiefs will be playing in a glitzy, $3 billion dome in 2031, owner Clark Hunt acknowledged the difficulty in landing a Super Bowl because six other teams are also slated to have new stadiums by then.Kansas Citys hosting of the World Cup, though, bolstered the citys chances.Not only did we pull it off, we dominated, Chiefs president Mark Donovan said. That puts us on a different level now.In addition to being the only Midwest city to host a World Cup match in 2026, Kansas City is also the smallest United States city to ever host a World Cup match.An impressive 413,169 fans attended matches at Kansas City Stadium the renaming of GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium, which FIFA insisted upon for branding and sponsorship reasons. Whatever one wants to call the venue, it averaged 68,862 per match.More than 400,000 attended the FIFA Fan Festival in downtown Kansas City, Mo., and that festival was a good comparison to the interactive Super Bowl Experience, which each Super Bowl host city puts on.The day after Super Bowl Sunday is typically the busiest in an airports history, but more than 1.1 million inbound and outbound passengers went through Kansas City International Airport in June, representing the most people since the airports new terminal opened in 2023.Years of planning and collaboration made this moment possible, Pam Kramer, CEO of Kansas Citys World Cup committee, said in a press release. The way this community came together exceeded every expectation, and I couldnt be more proud of what we accomplished.Kansas City also hosted four nations base camps during the World Cup. Algeria was at the University of Kansas, Argentina was at the Sporting KC Performance Center, England was at Swope Soccer Village and the Netherlands was at the KC Current Training Center.As part of the latter countrys celebration, more than 36,000 people filled downtown Kansas City during the Netherlands fan walk, creating a sea of orange.Four years before hosting the World Cup, Kansas City hosted the NFL Draft, and Chiefs executives helped convince NFL commissioner Roger Goodell to let Kansas City have that opportunity by explaining that the city was not going to get a Super Bowl so it should at least get a draft.But now the calculus has changed. The World Cup gave us another opportunity to show how special this region is, Donovan said, and how capable this city and region is to host events.The Chiefs have talked to the NFL about hosting the Super Bowl in 2033, 2034 and 2035.They also spoke to the NCAA last week about their desire to host an upcoming Final Four.We are aggressively pursuing Final Fours, Donovan said. Were going to be early bidders on most things.The Super Bowl is the ultimate prize.When the Chiefs last played in one Super Bowl LIX at New Orleans Caesars Superdome it generated $1.25 billion for the state of Louisiana.Kansas City still has its work cut out because the Buffalo Bills, Tennessee Titans, Jacksonville Jaguars, Cleveland Browns, Washington Commanders and Denver Broncos are slated to have new stadiums by 2031 and likely covet the big game as well.But how adeptly it hosted the World Cup only can help.Im really proud that we were able to pull that off, Donovan said, and what that means for our future.This article was originally published on Forbes.com

F1 chief executive Stefano Domenicali insists the sports wider fanbase are not interested in how the 2026 cars are driven and are instead fascinated by the new level of racing this season. New engine and chassis regulations this year, which see an almost 50/50 split between the internal combustion engine and electrical power, have divided opinion across the grid. The cars are also lighter, smaller, use active aerodynamics and devices such as Boost Mode and Overtake Mode.Yet issues with the nature of how F1 drivers go racing have reared their head. Drivers are inconveniently having to lift-and-coast at the end of straights to harvest energy most recently seen on the Kemmel Straight at Spa-Francorchamps while thrilling on-track battles have been labelled artificial. Four-time world champion Max Verstappen has declared the new regulations anti-racing and like Formula E on steroids. Reigning world champion Lando Norris has also been critical of the new regulations. But Domenicali, at the halfway stage of the season, believes the majority of fans are fascinated by the all-out action on track, as illustrated by a conversation at the Hungarian Grand Prix with American filmmaker George Lucas. No-one is interested in how you drive your car, Domenicali said on a media call. Thats the vast majority of peopleI had an interesting discussion with George Lucas in Hungary and he was giving me an incredible view on how the new fans are watching F1. They are fascinated by the fact that there is a lot of action. But for the vast majority of people, trust me, they just want to see what is happening on the track. Theyre not interested in the angle of throttle or the percentage of brake pressure on how you can overtake a driver.If you think about an incredible overtake from Max on Lewis at turn one in Hungary these are people who just want to see and connect it to the quality of the driversOf course, for a niche of our fans, the date is relevant and it is available. But for the vast majority thats the information we receive. Verstappen has been consistent in his criticism as the season has developed and has even hinted he may quit the sport at the end of the season but the Italian executive insisted that nobody is bigger than the sport. The sports new era has divided opinion (Getty)F1 has also worked with the FIA for a two-step plan to reduce the effect of energy recovery over the new two seasons. We are not here to put the tape on the mouth of anyone, Domenicali added. The beauty of the sport is that everyone can have an opinion, but the opinion is an opinionMax is in a situation where if he loves Formula One, he loves the future we are discussing together. I have an incredible relationship with him, so I think Formula One is big enough for him to be part of, but of course he will decide his future.My opinion is that Max will stay with us and I really hope so, and that's what I'm stating. So, as I said, the sport is much bigger than anyone else, all of us.The next race of the 2026 season is the final iteration of the Dutch Grand Prix in Zandvoort on 23 August.

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