England bowed out in the 2026 World Cup semifinals, disappointing a nation that has waited 60 years to appear in a second final. Never mind: Time may not heal all wounds, but money is a consolation. Another near miss on the sporting field shouldn’t overshadow the financial positives for the game back home. A side effect of the riches reaped by FIFA and its main host, the U.S., may be to push some more air into the Premier League’s gravity-defying balloon.

Early signs of buoyancy include reports that a consortium backed by the family of........

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