World Cup a winner for local businesses

Boston’s major sports teams captured 10 titles during Olde Magoun Saloon’s first 24 years of business, but none of those championship nights matched a three-hour window last week.

As the U.S. soccer team put away Bosnia and Herzegovina in the Round of 32 of FIFA World Cup 2026, patrons put away enough food and drink for a collective record-breaking performance of their own. Fans rejoiced as the U.S. closed in on a 2-0 win, and Olde Magoun’s finished off the highest-grossing three-hour period ever.

“This has been just a fantastic run,” said Greg Coughlin, Olde Magoun Saloon’s owner…

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