Baltimore’s World Cup Chances
Last summer, 72,000 fans packed M and T Bank Stadium in Baltimore to watch a “friendly” between Chelsea and AC Milan. This summer, with less …
World Cup
Inter Milan 3 Manchester City 0
I attended the Inter Milan-Manchester City “friendly” last night at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore. Here is an article describing the game. From my somewhat …
The US Wants a World Cup of Its Own, But at What Cost?
Tomorrow the United States kicks off its World Cup 2010 competition against England. The excitement of this year’s event may fuel the existing US bid …
Qatar and/or Bust
Today FIFA announced that the 2018 World Cup will be held in Russia, while the 2022 version will be held in Qatar, a country roughly …
FIFA: Money, Control, or Both
After goals not given, diving, low scoring, reds for nothing, penalties overlooked, … of the World Cup, arguably the strongest overall team won the event. …
If not for Iniesta…
With the dust settling on the World Cup Final last Sunday, we are still debating various aspects of the game and the tournament itself, such …
South Africa and Good Publicity
Apparently holding one’s nose isn’t only required concerning the economic impact numbers that World Cup supporters tout. The New Zealand squad had troubles at its …
World Cup Bid 2018/2022
Stephen J. Dubner blogged about a report I wrote about the 2018/2022 World Cup bid a group of Americans has put together. I read comments …