F1 executives see Apple's exclusive five-year U.S. streaming deal as another step forward for the sport, despite the potential risk of a more limited audience on streaming than cable in the short term.
Why it matters: Apple has yet to release viewership data for any of the nine race weekends it's aired this year, so there's no way to independently verify how the distribution deal is going.
Why it matters: UEFA, which represents most of Europe's soccer federations, came out swinging after FIFA reversed course — a move that followed President Trump's call to FIFA President Gianni Infantino demanding answers about why the U.S. star had been sidelined.
President Trump called FIFA president Gianni Infantino about U.S. striker Folarin Balogun's controversial red card and resulting suspension before soccer's governing body lifted the ban, a U.S. official tells Axios.
Why it matters: The reversal — and the White House's role in it — has become the biggest twist of this year's World Cup. That means Balogun is eligible for the knockout stage after his red card had threatened to sideline him.
