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After early low attendance, Atlanta fans turn out at CWC
ATLANTA -- At a FIFA Club World Cup match on June 19, Lionel Messi -- arguably the greatest player in the history of the sport -- scored a go-ahead free kick to give Inter Miami a 2-1 victory over FC Porto. ,While Messi delivering a winning goal is not surprising, what is unexpected is that the matc...

Report: Club World Cup averaging 34,770 fans through group stage
The 2025 FIFA Club World Cup posted an average attendance of 34,770 through its group stage of matches headed into the knockout stages, according to a Friday report from Sports Business Journal.,Taking place in the United States this year, many of the games were hosted in larger venues, mainly NFL s...

NHL sets attendance record, surpasses 23 million fans
More than 23 million fans attended an NHL regular-season game in 2024-25, the highest total in the league's 108-year history.,The league announced Friday that a total of 23,014,458 people attended a game during the 1,312-game season. That eclipses the previous record of 22,873,142, set last season.,...

Women's NCAA tourney attendance down 30% from record '24
The women's NCAA Tournament is chock full of new stars, but attendance through the first two rounds has dropped significantly minus last year's household names including Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese.,It was always going to be difficult to match last year's record numbers, which saw a total of 292,4...

MLS breaks attendance record with more than 11M fans
Major League Soccer has surpassed 11 million fans to break the league's regular season attendance record.,With 16 regular-season matches remaining, MLS already has eclipsed the mark of 10,900,804 set last season.,Announcing the record on Monday, the league credited the recent arrivals of such intern...

MLB attendance highest since 2017 season
Major League Baseball finished the 2024 regular season with its highest total attendance since 2017, the league announced Tuesday.,MLB also experienced increases in TV viewership, streaming and fan engagement, which the league attributed in part to quicker games -- the 2:36 average was the shortest ...

WNBA: Regular season attendance up 48 percent
WNBA regular-season attendance was up 48 percent over the 2023 season, the league announced Friday.,The WNBA averaged 9,807 fans per game in 2024, a hefty increase from last season's 6,615 per game.,The league said 2,353,735 fans attended WNBA games, the most in 22 years.,WNBA teams combined for 154...

U.S. Open attendance tops 1M for first time
The 2024 U.S. Open topped one million fans in attendance at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center for the first time in the tournament's history.,Top-ranked American Taylor Fritz lost to world No. 1 Jannik Sinner in Sunday's men's final, a day after sixth-seeded Jessica Pegula fell to Belarus'...

MWCS attendance, TV viewership dip slightly from records
Television ratings and attendance at the Men's College World Series in Omaha, Neb., narrowly failed to surpass the records established a year ago.,A total of 371,820 spectators attended the 15 games over 10 days this year. Last year, 392,946 attended 16 games at Charles Schwab Field.,With one fewer ...

UFL sees strong viewership amid solid attendance
The United Football League saw mixed results from its viewership and attendance marks during the spring league's inaugural season.,A merger between the former XFL and USFL, the first UFL season concluded with the Birmingham Stallions beating the San Antonio Brahmas 25-0 in Sunday's championship game...

WNBA opens with highest attendance in 26 years
The WNBA registered its highest attendance in 26 years for an opening month to the season as well as its most-watched start.,The league announced Monday that 400,000 fans attended games since the season tipped off on May 14 through the end of the month, its highest since nearly the league's inceptio...

Wrigley Field match breaks NWSL attendance record
Saturday's match at Wrigley Field between the host Chicago Red Stars and Bay FC set a league attendance record.,The announced crowd of 35,038 fans broke the previous NWSL mark of 34,130, set when Megan Rapinoe played her final home match for the Seattle Reign in October 2023.,"On behalf of the Red S...
