September 6 – A delegation of FIFA inspectors, led by Chilean Football Fedederation President Harold Mayne-Nicholls, has arrived in the United States to assess the Americans’ bid for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups.
September 3 – A campaign has been launched by officials in Pasadena to ensure that the Rose Bowl, the venue for the 1994 World Cup final, is included in the list of stadiums if the United States is awarded the 2018 or 2022 tournament.
By Andrew Warshaw
September 3 – The head of the United States’ bid to stage the World Cup has hinted the country may be prepared to leave the field in 2018 to Europe and concentrate only on the 2022 tournament.
August 31 – AT&T today signed-up as a sponsor of the United States bid to host the 2018 or 2022 World Cup.
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August 30 – Details of the cities and venues the FIFA inspection team will visit when they arrive in the United States next week to evaluate the country’s bid to host the 2018 or 2022 World Cup have been revealed today.
By Mike Rowbottom
July 21 – A report from a leading sports economist warning that bidding for another World Cup would be a costly mistake for the United States has generated fierce debate.
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July 3 – The United States have still not made a decision about whether to abandon its campaign to host the 2018 World Cup and instead concentrate all its efforts on 2022, the bid leader Sunil Gulati has claimed.
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June 30 – Fox Soccer Channel has become an official partner of the United States bid to host the 2018 or 2022 World Cup, it has been announced.
By Duncan Mackay
British Sports Internet Writer of the Year
June 25 -Former President Bill Clinton, the honorary chairman of the United States bid to host the 2018 or 2022 World Cup, has admitted that people’s negative views of the country could scupper their chances.
By Duncan Mackay
British Sports Internet Writer of the Year
June 24 – Former President Bill Clinton has given the United States bid to host the 2018 or 2022 World Cup a massive boost by changing his travel plans so he can continue to support them in South Africa.
June 15 – The USA Bid Committee has announced that Hollywood actor Morgan Freeman will join its board of directors in its quest to bring the World Cup to the United States in 2018 or 2022.
By Duncan Mackay
British Sports Internet Writer of the Year
June 13 – The United States have tried to take advantage of Australia’s problems with the rival codes by insisting that they have no problem with gaining control of the stadiums that they want to use for the World Cup.
By Duncan Mackay
British Sports Internet Writer of the Year
June 12 – The United States does not have any plans at the moment to withdraw its bid for the 2018 World Cup, even though they are the only non-European bidders left following the decision of Australia earlier this week to concentrate on winning the right to host the 2022 tournament.
By Duncan Mackay
British Sports Internet Writer of the Year
June 2 – The United States has added more star power to its bid for the 2018 or 2022 World Cups, putting actor Brad Pitt (pictured) on the Committee trying to bring back football’s top event to the country for the first time since 1994.
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By Andrew Warshaw
June 1 – Sunil Gulati (pictured left), the man leading the United States’ bid to host the World Cup, believes that going up against four Asian contenders for 2022 will work in favour of his country – rather than against it.