Overview

• FC Chelsea defeated Paris Saint-Germain 3-0 at MetLife Stadium on July 13 to become the first champions under FIFA’s expanded quadrennial format, earning €34 million for the final alone.
• The revamped Club World Cup featured 32 teams across 63 matches in U.S. venues and will mirror the men’s World Cup schedule every four years.
• Iga Swiatek delivered a 6-0, 6-0 victory over Amanda Anisimova in the Wimbledon women’s final—the most one-sided ladies’ championship since 1911—and became Poland’s first singles winner at the tournament.
• Jannik Sinner overcame two-time defending champion Carlos Alcaraz with a 4-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 win to claim his first Wimbledon men’s title and underscore a new era in elite men’s tennis.
• Swiatek rebounded from a one-month doping suspension to secure her sixth Grand Slam and first grass-court triumph, reaffirming her status among the sport’s top contenders.