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USA Bid Committee Gives Fans Chance To “Support Your City” As a Host Candidate For FIFA World Cup
The USA Bid Committee has added a “Support Your City” section to goUSAbid.com, the online home for the United States’ bid to host the FIFA World Cup™ in 2018 or 2022. The new “Support Your City” section of the Web site features city- specific pages for each of the 27 cities currently being considered as potential host cities to be included in the U.S. bid that will be submitted to FIFA in May 2010. Read More >
Walt Disney CEO joins team
Robert A. Iger, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Walt Disney Company, today accepted an invitation to join the Board of Directors for the USA Bid Committee in its endeavor to bring the FIFA World Cup(TM) to the United States in 2018 or 2022. Read More >
Comedian Drew Carey joins team
Comedic actor Drew Carey, host of "The Price is Right" on CBS, has formally accepted an invitation to join the Board of Directors for the USA Bid Committee in its endeavor to bring the FIFA World Cup™ to the United States in 2018 or 2022. Read More >
The list of possible US venues is down to 27
The USA Bid Committee today announced the 27 United States cities that passed the third stage of the city and stadium proposal review process and remain under consideration as potential host venues for the FIFA World Cup™ in 2018 or 2022. Read More >
Bid Committee receives donation from Cal South
The USA Bid Committee today announced a donation commitment of $100,000 from Cal South, the state soccer association for both youth and adult soccer in Southern California, towards the effort to bring the FIFA World Cup™ to the United States in 2018 or 2022. Read More >
USA Bid Committee launches webite to raise excitement and support
The USA Bid Committee today launched the online campaign around its bid to host the FIFA World Cup(TM) in 2018 or 2022 with the Web site, goUSAbid.com. Read More >
Anschutz Joins USA Bid Committee
NEW YORK (August 10, 2009) - Philip Anschutz, a founding investor of Major League Soccer (MLS), today accepted an invitation to join the Board of Directors for the USA Bid Committee in its endeavor to bring the FIFA World CupTM to the United States in 2018 or 2022. Read More >
Joe Uva joins board of USA Bid Committee
Joe Uva (YOU-va), 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. Read More >
Robert Kraft joins board of USA Bid Committee
Robert Kraft, a founding investor of Major League Soccer (MLS), 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. Read More >
USSF President Ed Foster-Simeon joins board of USA Bid Committee
United States Soccer Foundation President Ed Foster-Simeon 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. Read More >
University of Miami President Dona E. Shalala joins Board of Directors
University of Miami President Donna E. Shalala, renowned as an agent of reform during her tenure as U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) from 1993-2001, today accepted an invitation to join the Board of Directors for the USA Bid Committee in its endeavor to bring the FIFA World Cup to the United States in 2018 or 2022. Read More >
USA Bid Committee requests proposals from 37 potential host cities
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(TM) in 2018 or 2022. Read More >
Schwarzenegger joins team to bring FIFA World Cup to United States in 2018 or 2022
California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, whose years of public service have been rooted in great part by his dedication to sports and fitness, today accepted an invitation to join the Board of Directors for the USA Bid Committee in its endeavor to bring the FIFA World Cup to the United States in 2018 or 2022. Read More >
Donovan and Hamm join USA Bid Committee
Landon Donovan and Mia Hamm, two of the most decorated players in U.S. National Team history, today accepted invitations to join the Board of Directors for the USA Bid Committee in its endeavor to bring the FIFA World Cup to the United States in 2018 or 2022. Read More >
58 US venues interested in holding FIFA World Cup matches in 2018 or 2022
Public officials and executives representing 58 major stadiums in the U.S. last week formally confirmed interest in playing host to FIFA World Cup(TM) matches in 2018 or 2022, the USA Bid Committee announced today. Read More >
Words of support from President Obama
The USA Bid Committee's effort to bring the FIFA World Cup to the United States in 2018 or 2022 has garnered the support of President Barack Obama, who has reached out to the world's governing body of soccer to endorse the efforts to bring the world's largest sporting event back to the United States. Read More >
USA Bid Committee contacts 70 venues as bid process continues
The USA Bid Committee mailed letters last week to public officials and stadium operators in metropolitan markets across the United States in an initial and important step toward preparing a formal bid to play host to the FIFA World Cup in 2018 or 2022. Read More >
