Nice bit of stimulus. 65,000 and 100,000 total new jobs would be created in the various host cities during the preparation and operation of the tournament in the year of the event. If the USA does get awarded the 2018 or 2022 World Cup, one of the goal will be to generate immediate tangible effects.

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By Clemente Lisi - PHILADELPHIA, PA (Jul 20, 2009) USSoccerPlayers -- Don't tell David Downs the United States can't replicate the success of the 1994 World Cup. "We have all the infrastructure in place to host a World Cup. No one doubts we would sell out [each game] if it was held here," said Downs, who heads the US's 2018/2022 World Cup bid committee. Click to continue reading...

Joe Uva, the Chief Executive Officer of Univision Communications, Inc., today accepted an invitation to join the Board of Directors for the USA Bid Committee in its efforts to bring the FIFA World Cup to the United States in 2018 or 2022.
Courtesy US Soccer
Univision is the leading Spanish-language media company in the U. Click to continue reading...

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NEW YORK (June 16, 2009) – The USA Bid Committee today announced it has issued Requests for Proposals (RFPs) to officials representing 37 U.S. cities that currently qualify as potential host cities to FIFA World Cup™ in 2018 or 2022.
The RFPs issued on Monday request information from city officials covering a vast array of subjects such as tourism, climate, security, transportation, promotion and more.

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58 stadiums in America have expressed interest in hosting games in the 2018 or 2022 World Cup should the USA be successful in it's bid. FIFA will award both tournaments in December 2010. "We are very pleased by the impressive response, and are certainly gratified by the enthusiasm and thorough understanding everyone has shown for this unique opportunity," said David Downs, executive director for the USA Bid Committee.

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Courtesy of U.S. Soccer...my own commentary to follow:
More Than 50 Metropolitan Markets in Consideration to be Host Cities;
Conference Call With U.S. Soccer President Sunil Gulati and USA Bid Committee
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The U.S. World Cup bid committee has contacted 70 possible venues in an early step toward firming up a plan for a 2018 or 2022 Cup.
The main thing these stadiums have in common: They have a lot of seats. Most of them have more than 60,000.
Bid committee leader David Downs says the group didn't have a specific minimum in mind. Click to continue reading...

In the follow-up to the announcement that the USA Bid Committee has sent a letter to 70 stadiums identified as potential hosts for the 2018 or 2022 World Cups, United States Soccer Federation president Sunil Gulati and USA Bid Committee executive director David Downs held a conference call on Thursday. Click to continue reading...

In the follow-up to the announcement that the USA Bid Committee has sent a letter to 70 stadiums identified as potential hosts for the 2018 or 2022 World Cups, United States Soccer Federation president Sunil Gulati and USA Bid Committee executive director David Downs held a conference call on Thursday. Click to continue reading...

From the US Soccer press release this afternoon:

U.S. Soccer President Sunil Gulati announced on Monday afternoon that the U.S. Soccer Federation has officially submitted a declaration of interest to host either the 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cups, and that David Downs will be the Executive Director of the USA Bid Committee.

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