Comments on: The Costs of Cups http://citizenreporter.org/2010/07/the-costs-of-cups/ Under-reported news by a Portuguese-American, activist-journalist based in Amsterdam. Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:21:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: WozzyBear http://citizenreporter.org/2010/07/the-costs-of-cups/comment-page-1/#comment-170271 WozzyBear Thu, 15 Jul 2010 15:42:14 +0000 http://citizenreporter.org/?p=2157#comment-170271 As we speak, the United States is ramping up its efforts to land the 2018 or 2022 World Cup. The sports fan in me would absolutely love to see the tournament land in my country, but the skeptic in me realizes the US has far more pressing economic issues to deal with (general economy, job loss, defecit, healthcare, oil spills - to name a few). Do we really need to be spending money we don't have on a soccer tournament? Probably not. As we speak, the United States is ramping up its efforts to land the 2018 or 2022 World Cup.

The sports fan in me would absolutely love to see the tournament land in my country, but the skeptic in me realizes the US has far more pressing economic issues to deal with (general economy, job loss, defecit, healthcare, oil spills – to name a few). Do we really need to be spending money we don’t have on a soccer tournament? Probably not.

]]> By: miguel http://citizenreporter.org/2010/07/the-costs-of-cups/comment-page-1/#comment-170221 miguel Wed, 07 Jul 2010 18:14:00 +0000 http://citizenreporter.org/?p=2157#comment-170221 Euro2004 had 10 venues, though FIFA only demanded 6. It was a crazy investment, not well planned and with lots of white elefants remaining. Euro2004 had 10 venues, though FIFA only demanded 6. It was a crazy investment, not well planned and with lots of white elefants remaining.

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