[WORLD CUP 2018/22 BID] Friday is an important day in the USA’s campaign to win the right to host the 2018 or 2022 World Cup. Accompanied by USA Bid Committeeofficials, U.S. national team captain Carlos Bocanegra will submit the USA bid book at FIFA headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland. The bid book is a five-volumeset of […]
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“The Super Bowl compared to the World Cup is a lie. Like it doesn’t even exist compared to the World Cup. That’s how big the World Cup is.” — Comedian Drew Carey, the Seattle Sounders co-owner and USA Bid Committee board member, promoting the USA’s bid for the 2018 or 2022 World Cup. (
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Phoenix worried immigration law threatens World Cup chances
Organizers hoping to bring 2018 or 2022 FIFA World Cup to Phoenix are concerned the rash of bad publicity, boycotts and political upheaval surrounding Arizona’s tough immigration law willcost the region a once-in-lifetime opportunity, writes Chris Casacchia. “I hope it turns out to not be a big issue,” said JonSchmieder, president of the Phoenix Regional […]
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What They're Saying
“The highlights of the bid would be the enormous amount of infrastructure that’s already existing in the United States and the flexibility that we have to choose. Other countries are struggling tomeet the minimum requirement.” — David Downs, executive director of the USA Bid Committee for the 2018 or 2022 World Cup. The committee has […]
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The case for World Cup USA 2022
U.S. Soccer Federation president and USA Bid Committee chairman Sunil Gulati lays out the case for the United States, casting into the shadows Australia’sbid for the right to host the 2022 World Cup (Gulati concedes the 2018 World Cup is likely headed to Europe). “The United States has a $14 trillion GDP with 18 stadiums […]
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Russia and Qatar dismiss reports of wild bid spending
This was supposed to be the World Cup bid cycle when lavish spending to sway FIFA’s executive committee members was supposed to stop. But Russia and Qatar were out in force with expensive exhibitsat Soccerex, the soccer expo held this week in Manchester, England. Russia bid executives rejected talk that they would buy the 2018 […]
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De La Hoya adds punch to U.S. bid effort
[WORLD CUP 2018/2022] The USA Bid Committee has its share of politicians and executives, soccer and otherwise, on its board of directors, but it also hascelebrities from the world of sports and entertainment. Oscar De La Hoya, who joined the board of directors, fits into both categories. As a boxer,De La Hoya won 10 different […]
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Longdenville cricketers and the 2018 World Cup
What do Trinidadian cricket and England’s 2018 World Cup bid have in common? Longdenville Cricket Club will be the site of a clinic for T&T soccer coaches put on by Frenchman David Ginola, an ambassador for England’s 2018 World Cup bid. David Dein, England 2018’s international president, the bid’schief executive, Andy Anson, and the director […]
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World Cup 2018 likely headed to Europe
It looks more and more like the playing field will be cleared so only European countries will be bidding for the 2008 World Cup. FIFA officials won’t comment directly, but they havetold the United States, Australia and Japan to drop out of the race for the 2018 World Cup and focus on 2022. Such a […]
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The Asian threat
[FIFA] By almost any standard, the United States should be a cinch to land one of the World Cups up for bid: 2018 or 2022. It has everything: stadiums,infrastructure, organization and a home market of soccer-crazy fans. The United States could be awarded the World Cup tomorrow and put on the most spectacular World Cup […]