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The FIFA World Cup is back on American soil for the first time in thirty-two years, and if you're in the Boston area, Quincy is giving fans a way into the action without draining the bank account. Gillette Stadium has been rebranded as Boston Stadium for the tournament, and with ticket prices starting steep, the South Shore's free viewing options are drawing serious crowds hungry for the world's biggest sporting event.
Shifting to Formula One, Fernando Alonso is done tiptoeing around the conversation. In a raw interview with Mundo Deportivo, the two-time world champion came out swinging, declaring Max Verstappen the best driver on the current grid, and calling out anyone who judges talent by Wikipedia statistics alone. This comes as Mercedes rookie Kimi Antonelli is reportedly running away with the two thousand twenty-six championship, making Alonso's candor all the more striking.
And speaking of two thousand twenty-six Formula One, Lewis Hamilton heads into Barcelona qualifying essentially flying blind. Ferrari showed up with eight upgraded components on the SF-twenty-six, their biggest package of the season, but Hamilton sat out FP one while F2 driver Dino Beganovic took the wheel. That's a brutal way to prep for a critical qualifying session.
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