As North America prepares to host the biggest World Cup in history, media groups are chasing fans beyond live broadcasts and players are facing ever-heavier workloads. From Brazil’s fading aura to Curaçao’s unlikely rise, football’s old assumptions about power, profit and identity are being redrawn
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As North America prepares to host the biggest World Cup in history, media groups are chasing fans beyond live broadcasts and players are facing ever-heavier workloads. From Brazil’s fading aura to Curaçao’s unlikely rise, football’s old assumptions about power, profit and identity are being redrawn
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