Sean Farrell

Elmwood Park enters 2026 with a theme pulled from a different kind of fight.

The World Cup is ending in New Jersey with the final match between Argentina and Spain today at MetLife Stadium. Check here all day for live info.

EAST RUTHERFORD − If the 2026 World Cup has taught us anything, it's that goals arrive in waves, late, and often.

That's because Argentine midfielder Enzo Fernández picked up his second yellow card in the third minute of stoppage time of the second half after a late tackle that left Spain's Pau Cubarsí spinning in the air.

This World Cup belonged to the scorers. Kylian Mbappé making history with 10 goals. Erling Haaland powering Norway's rowers.

The World Cup is ending in New Jersey with the final match between Argentina and Spain today at MetLife Stadium. Check here all day for live info.

For a few weeks, East Rutherford became a center of the soccer universe. For eight games, we had a front‑row seat to how the world celebrates soccer. It's hard to imagine MetLife ever looking – or feeling – like that again.

Everyone likes a winner. At least, they do in Wood‑Ridge. Turnout is up, competition is brewing, and players who once left for Catholic schools have come back home.

Why not us? That's the question North Arlington players hear day after day from new football coach Kevin Finley.

Park Ridge football has always punched above its weight. The school is small, the roster fluctuates, but somehow the Owls keep showing up in November with a chance to make noise.