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Host cities spent roughly $100 million each to put on the World Cup. Thanks to the contracts FIFA made them sign, most won't come close to recouping their costs. 

Today's podcast examines FIFA's decision to implement mandatory three-minute hydration breaks at all 104 matches this World Cup. 

The Ringer's Bill Simmons is joined by ESPN's Stephen A. Smith to discuss balancing the workload during the NBA season, Stephen's departure from ESPN in 2009, 'First Take,' the parameters of athlete criticism, Damian Lillard's quest to play in Miami, the state of the Knicks, and ...  Show more

Complete fire hanging with the ESPN SportsNation crew! You all know that I WILL be the owner of the New York Jets, it's just a matter of time, so talking football and sports with this crew was amazing. Loved chatting about athlete branding, marketing and NBA with these guys. H ...

In our first-ever After Hours sports episode, we ask why sports teams have become so valuable (is it really just the vanity of billionaire owners), debate the merits of paying amateur athletes, and explore why tennis pros receive such a small fraction of the sport’s overall reven ...  Show more

Kevin is joined by the loquacious and illustrious Stephen A. Smith for a conversation about his career in sports journalism, beef with Kyrie Irving, and why he decided to try his hand at late-night television. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices