Mark Zeigler has an article in this morning's U-T about the SARS epidemic in China. Here is a bit of it: "It's scary, really scary," forward Shannon MacMillan acknowledged yesterday. "It's something we definitely have to pay attention to. The World Cup is sneaking up on us. It's only a few months away, and it usually takes a while to get these things under control. "It's not worth taking any chances. I love the sport and I love playing it, but there comes a certain point where it's just not worth it." http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/uniontrib/thu/sports/news_2s3spirit.html
I had exactly the same reaction as Foudy, before I even read what she said! Make a decision SOON, before it's too late to schedule it elsewhere and yeah, bring it back here! We'll do right by it.
On one hand, the logistic challenge of staging such a major tournament with so little lead time would be daunting. You can hold FCIII in Torero, but the WWC merits a slightly larger venue. On the other hand, I bet the WUSA brass is salivating at the marketing boost another domestic women's world cup could offer. Even if games were held at mid-sized stadia, the promotional bang for WUSA would be invaluable.
:: pokes head in :: eer..i doubt that would work. the venues used at u19 (3 stadiums) cannot accomadate a tourney the size of women's world cup. i personally felt foudy's quote rubbed me in the wrong way...can't quite put a finger on it. i want the event to be held in china, for the fact that the chinese people have been waiting for this oppotunity and preparing for it. hopefully the SARS stuff will get under control soon. living in ontario, it's a pretty big deal...BUT, we're learning more and more about the virus with each day, and hopefully some sort of plan can combat it. JMHO elaine