Soccer fans have mixed feelings about the United States hosting the World Cup next year. Some worry about stadium readiness and security. Others, however, praise improvements in security and organization, saying the U.S. has the infrastructure to host successfully.

Activists are calling on FIFA and Miami-Dade officials to protect soccer fans from federal immigration raids during World Cup. Some groups are citing two recent troubling incidents involving federal immigration authorities from the Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Customs and Enforcement.

While there was not a sellout game in the opening week, 10 of the first 24 matches have seen crowds in excess of 40,000, for an average of around 36,000. But optics, not just numbers, matter for a tournament FIFA hopes will become one of the most important in sport.

The back-to-back Stanley Cup winners had their championship parade and rally on Fort Lauderdale Beach on Sunday, the same setup as last year — except this time, bright sunshine greeted the champs as opposed to downpours and lightning a year ago.

Everything you need to know about the Florida Panthers victory parade on Sunday, beginning at noon.

Florida's public universities can free up $22.5 million a year to compensate student-athletes. That's under an emergency rule approved Wednesday by the state board overseeing the universities. The rule comes ahead of a landmark legal settlement going into effect July 1 allowing schools to directly pay their players for the use of their name, image and likeness.

Thousands of new hockey fans are packing into watch parties across Broward County for Florida Panthers playoff games — but things weren't always so rosy for the franchise.

As Miami and 10 other U.S. cities ready for the FIFA Club World Cup, concern over such things as travel, fan safety and even economic uncertainty threaten to diminish enthusiasm for the tournament. The tournament starts next week, amid reports of foreign tourists being detained and visa processing delays.

South Florida will host eight high-stakes matches at this summer's FIFA Club World Cup, featuring iconic teams like Real Madrid, Bayern Munich and Boca Juniors — as well as Inter Miami — as they fight it out to be crowned the world's best soccer club.

Cifu, in posts on X, got into a back-and-forth with a Toronto fan on Sunday night, the fan starting the exchange by comparing hits by Florida players in this ongoing series against the Maple Leafs to the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians.