St. Louis will host the Olympic marathon trials ahead of the 2028 Summer Olympic games in Los Angeles.

Grocers across the Kansas City region are selling an array of World Cup gear to capitalize on excitement around the event. And then it's back to Chiefs merchandise.

Todas las miradas están puestas en los partidos del Mundial que llegarán a Kansas City en menos de un mes, pero la autodenominada “Soccer City USA” también mira hacia 2031, con una candidatura para albergar partidos de la Copa Mundial Femenina.

Many are traveling from other cities to St. Louis to support the Bosnia and Herzegovina national soccer team.

Los esfuerzos de Kansas City de ser anfitriona de la Copa Mundial se remontan a 1988. Y ahora, el torneo finalmente está aquí, tras cuatro años de preparativos que no solo han remodelado la infraestructura de la zona metropolitana, sino que también han consolidado su identidad como una auténtica ciudad del fútbol.

Dangerously hot, humid weather is likely at many of the 2026 World Cup soccer venues — especially Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, which is not covered. NPR crunched the numbers to see which matches are most at risk.

A trio of Argentinian cyclists biked more than 10,000 miles to Kansas City to cheer on their national team. Hopefully that warm welcome made up for the early-morning thunder and tornado sirens that likely woke up Lionel Messi's squad soon after they arrived in town.

The first match in Kansas City is Tuesday, June 16. The tourism industry expects people to come in droves and spike the local economy. Yet economists will wait for after-the-fact numbers to gauge the World Cup’s impact.

Lawrence, Kansas, will host the Algerian men's national football team during this summer's World Cup. Students at Lawrence High School wanted to be part of making them feel at home — even if it meant scrambling to film and edit a video on their last day of classes.

FIFA has always had a peculiar way to sell tickets to the World Cup. It never faced any major issues — until prices soared for the 2026 tournament.

Cleveland Heights alumnus and Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce is joining the Cleveland Guardians ownership group.

There's a major reason Kansas City, its surrounding suburbs, two states, and a whole lot of corporate sponsors and local organizations put so much money and time into the World Cup. Organizers see this as their chance to "change the way the world thinks about Kansas City."