9 Ads per Minute: FIFA Cup 26 – "the price of the beautiful game"

Researchers used a powerful supercomputer to analyse live play coverage across the FIFA World Cup, counting visible appearances of harmful commodity branding such as junk food, alcohol, and gambling. The study estimated billions of advertising impressions globally, finding that unhealthy food and drink brands dominated the tournament's sponsorship.

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