Dear Soccer Fan --
Do you want to help bring the FIFA World Cup™ back to the USA?
Right now, FIFA is deciding which nations will host the 2018 and 2022 tournaments -- and the United States is in the running!
We need to show FIFA just how strongly Americans want to host the World Cup. The USA Bid Committee has created a huge petition campaign, and already more than 300,000 people have signed on.
Click here to add your name and support our World Cup bid:
http://gousabid.com/SupportTheBid
You've heard it a thousand times: Americans don't care about soccer and we don't play the Game. Nothing could be further from the truth.
From our youth leagues to our national teams, U.S. soccer just keeps getting stronger. The Game is thriving and growing in communities in every corner of the country.
Today, the U.S. has more than 24.4 million active soccer players -- that's the second-most in the world. We also rank first in the world with 3.9 million registered youth soccer players and 1.9 million registered female players -- numbers that continue to grow every year. Major League Soccer is thriving and expanding, and the U.S. Men's National Team is preparing for its six-straight FIFA World Cup™ this summer, a feat only matched by nine other countries in FIFA's history.
The next step is earning the honor of hosting the FIFA World Cup™ in 2018 or 2022. Sign our petition and bring soccer's greatest event back to the U.S.:
http://gousabid.com/petition
Soccer is the world's Game, but perhaps no nation embodies the spirit of the FIFA World Cup™ like the United States. We are the world's melting pot, a uniquely globalized nation that thrives on diversity and respect for different cultures. The USA bid allows all fans of the Game to come together behind a common cause, setting aside their loyalties to club or country.
Across the United States -- from our schoolyards to our stadiums, our church parking lots to our cornfields, our city streets to our beaches -- soccer pulses through this nation and inspires new Americans every day.
Help send this message to FIFA. Sign the petition today:
http://gousabid.com/petition
Thanks for your support.
Sincerely,
Mike Wade
AYSO National President
