For years, American marketers treated soccer fandom
like a startup promising profitability “next quarter.” Every four years, executives dusted off their “the world’s game” PowerPoint slides, bought some sponsorship
packages and waited for the nation to magically become Brazil.
Now, with the 2026 FIFA World Cup being played in North …
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