The 1994 World Cup was the largest with 3.6 Million in attendance. Held in 9 US cities with finals in Los Angeles, the world's media and entertainment center.
The 1994 World Cup was the largest with 3.6 Million in attendance. Held in 9 US cities with finals in Los Angeles, the world's media and entertainment center.
Fine if:
1) No white elephants.
2) No use of taxpayer funds.
3) No use of public funds (like highway repair banks).
4) Inter-contininetal airport within 20 miles of venue.
5) Venues in major (top 10) U.S. cities.
6) No waiver for Federal/State/Income taxes.
7) It's called "futbol" or "soccer" since Americans play real "football" and not kickyball.
Qatar has 2022. They had much more bribe money than we were willing.
Bill Clinton spent two years as the lead rep for the US bid for 2022. When he got the news that Qatar had "won", he smashed a hotel mirror in Geneva in disgust.
We landed on the moon! (or didn't in this case.)