Monday, March 10, 2008

Younger eastern European countries

This is all the more reason why many of 'FIFAthe younger eastern European countries like Ukraine & Poland are fighting to host the next European Cup if not the World Cup. Consider this: in the 1994 FIFA World Cup, Los Angeles alone netted $623 million from just eight games, followed by New York ($452 million), San Francisco ($338 million) & Boston ($255 million). While South Korea & Japan netted $1.2 billion through ticket sales only, in 2002 World Cup. In 2006 World Cup, it contributed 5% to GDP of Germany. Hope Soccer would someday in this manner will be able to replace the small arms & hatred throughout the world in the same manner in which it has been able to restore pride among the Blacks of this world.

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