In discussing the 2018 and 2022 US bids, Gulati said, “I think that over the next several months you’ll see some prominent American individuals that have a love for the game be a part of our effort. We don’t have any Americans who have won the World Cup as a player and a coach like Franz Beckenbauer. We don’t have someone who has quite the same story as Nelson Mandela. We have a President who is known throughout the world right now as a leading light for change, and we think he can be an inspirational figure.”

For more on the US World Cup bids, see: http://www.ussoccer.com/articles/viewArticle.jsp_12484614.html

It’s a clear case of Posh wanting to rub shoulders with the LA jet set and shop on Rodeo Drive……but then suddenly finding that Milan, the so called fashion capital of the world, was even more appealing, what with all that opportunity to wiggle her butt in front of dark,handsome Italiano’s!

The entire MLS league may not even be worth $1 billion if you include all of their stadiums, so there is definitely no chance of a $1 billion soccer stadium in Houston.

I think that any USA world cup bid should be centered on the various extremely large and posh NFL stadiums all over the country. There are definitely more nice stadiums here than in any country in the world, but they are simply not “soccer specific.” Probably more than half of the NFL teams have built new stadiums since the 1994 world cup, and most of the new ones are incredible facilities.

It doesn’t seem like a big deal to accommodate a pitch in NFL stadiums since NFL games require a bit of unused sideline space that soccer matches do not, so the field dimensions could probably fit in many stadiums.

Should Donovan’s loan to Bayern become permanent, look for the Galaxy to miss the playoffs for a third straight year.

don’t think we’re going to see Sven get sacked over this, although with the interest in him across the pond it would be good timing…