New Jersey Notebook: World Cup fever in New York but basketball heat rages
Daily News and New York Post's coverage of New York Nicks success in the NBA ON June 15, 2026. In spite of the ongoing Fifa World Cup, most dailies in USA have been preoccupied with the NBA.
All the 16 venues at this year's Fifa World Cup, apart from BC Place, have a corporate sponsor.
Most Americans opt to drive themselves around and only have to worry about where to park.
In New Jersey
Last Saturday, you could say all roads led to MetLife Stadium, otherwise known by Fifa as New York New Jersey Stadium, and to Madison Square Garden. Football fever had indeed spread in great proportions as MetLife hosted the first match of the tournament, pitting Morocco against Brazil.
