Should US Soccer look at hosting other FIFA events?

I voted 5, everything but the Futsal WC, I can't see that selling.

The underage tournaments don't necessarily need to be a financial successes. The main benefit may be inspiring some of our young dual-citizens to reconsider allegiances, playing in a tournament in their home country may have a long term effect. Clearly that wouldn't be enough for USSF to bid for the tournament, but I think hosting an underage tournament can be a good piece of P.R. and help us sell the game to kids and adults.

I think the Women's WC could work. Since the WC winning side there's always interest domestically in the ladies in the tournament. Why not....

The World Club Cup because I feel like exposing American audiences to quality football is good for the development of our game and the MLS. Similar to the annual NFL game in London. I lived in London at times growing up and I remember as a kid how negative everyone was towards the NFL and American Football, which some still are. With the increased exposure and seeing professional teams playing games that matter the interest has grown greatly. To the point were people I know who regularly bashed the NFL now admit they quite like it.

Finally Beach Soccer because I think it's cool. If you hosted the tournament on LA beaches you would get good turn out. When I go back home and go to the beach I'll often turn out for the little events they sometimes have, volley ball tournaments, skateboard competitions etc.

 

1. I think is called Futsball.

2. I do think we had the Womens World cup 2 times in the USA, so I say let other countries have it (maybe in 30-40 years)

3. I think Women tournaments (U-17, U-20) would be perfect for the USA.

4. I voted Club World Cup.

 

FIFA requires minimum financial guarantees of USD 35 Million per Club World Cup to cover the event production cost. Unless the USSF can attract the sponsors for it the CWC will continue going to countries where the government agrees to provide these guarantees - like Morocco, the next host. In fact this event suits the Arab world perfectly and I wouldn't be surpised to see several others making a move for it after the UAE and Morocco. It's small enough and the timing is great.

As for the Beach Soccer WC, I attended the 2009 edition in Dubai and it was a lot fun.

 

I would love to see the CWC come to the states.

 

With Don Garber and Chuck Blazer on the CWC organising committee it must be financial reasons preventing the USSF from bidding (and of course maybe the 2022 decision.)

 

It would be awesome if the Club World Cup came to the U.S. Unfortunately I don't see that happening any time soon.

 

My new FIFA Club World Cup, 2 asian teams 1 East and 1 West, Los Angeles as winner of Host league.
Image big in http://future.wikia.com/wiki/Timeline_(Future_of_Football)

 

There should be some sort of pacific cup between AFC and concacaf, since were more or less on the same level development wise.

 

http://www.hawaiianislandsinvitational.com/

Maybe it will grow.

 

Any particular reason you didn't put these choices in the poll itself?

Oh wait, you're a noob.

 

bad day at work?

 

Eritrea...famine central.

 

I'd love to see a Club World Cup in the U.S., but I don't think it's very likely.

The thing you have to remember is: these are tournaments that CAN be hosted in countries like New Zealand (2015 U-20s) or Morocco (2013 Club World Cup) or Chile (2015 U-17s). These are countries that, realistically, are never going to host a World Cup or an Olympic soccer tournament.

If you have a tournament like the Club World Cup, that can be played in two or three good-sized stadiums, it makes sense to put it in a country that only has two or three good-sized stadiums. It's worth more to that country, it fits logistically, and it's fairer than letting a few countries monopolize both the big and small events.

There are also logistical problems with a small, short-turnaround tournament in the United States in December. Realistically, the Club World Cup would make most sense as a Miami-Tampa-Orlando tournament, or Los Angeles-San Diego. Which doesn't help those of us in the Northeast much.

 

Yes, you actually only need 1 stadium for the CWC, so this is mostly a city or state wanting to host it and not the USA, I doubt we would have 1 game in LA, another in Chicago, the semis in NY and the final in Dallas or something like that.

 

the underage tournaments would be really great.

 

That comment isn't creepy at all ... *puke*

 

Yeah, it's incredibly creepy to enjoy u-23 soccer

 

The Club World Cup isn't really taken seriously in Europe. In fact it's seen as an inconvenience as the big European teams will have had a lot of domestic and European fixtures by this stage and a long-haul journey is hardly their idea of fun.

The South American clubs tend to take it seriously as it's their chance to show the world and the big European clubs that they can beat them. I asked some soccer fanatic friends if they were going to watch the final match last year, and they said they didn't even know who was playing, when it was on tv etc?

That doesn't make it less of a good thing to host in the US, but something like the women's world cup would probably do well to increase interest as we're good at it and it is also growing in popularity across Europe, so will be taken more seriously.

 

The CWC has always struggled the most in the UK, it's a bit better in Spain and Italy. Inter Milan brought 3000 fans to Abu Dhabi in 2010 and Barcelona certainly don't see it as a burden this year.

 

It is definitely seen as more of an inconvenience in the UK, because there is no winter break for the Premier League teams, and therefore it causes some problems for their fixtures. The other European teams have it a bit easier due to their respective winter breaks but no real emphasis is put on winning the CWC quite like the South American entrants.

The CWC would bring a glamour tie to the US and it would probably do well but a lot of the best players tend to play for their youth teams anyway so I think that could be good too.