(Vote Oakland as a World 2018 City! Your Kid can represent the USA at that time in Oakland!!
http://www.gousabid.com/city/local/oakland-ca/
LATEST NEWS : posted here 12-18-09
OAKLAND has 3,000 votes and ranks #22 right now. We need 5000 votes to jump about 10 spots to 12th !! LET'S DO IT! CONTACT 5-10 FRIENDS TO VOTE NOW!!!
Help us increase to 5,000 by Dec 4th when the US will decide on the final 17 host cities.
Oakland is increasingly hosting international soccer games with many MLS and International Friendlies packing the Coliseum.
Oakland is in the running to be one of the 17 bidding host city finalists chosen by the US Soccer Federation for the 2018/2022 FIFA World Cup soccer tournament.
A recent study indicated that the economic impact from hosting a World Cup may be as much as $300-500 million per city. The U.S. bid committee will make its final decision on the 17 cities to include in its bid on December 4th.
Oakland is one of 27 cities being considered in this final round, narrowed down from an initial round of 72 applicants. After the bid is finalized, FIFA will select the host country in December of 2010. One important measure by which the U.S. bid committee is determining a city's enthusiasm for the bid is show of public support.
Please sign the petition today to show your support, and then pass it on to your circle of friends.
Let's bring up the numbers and send this e-mail to every soccer player and parent who you think will support this!!
Thank You so much!
Glenn Van Straatum
Bay Oaks, Director of Coaching
JLYSSL, Coaching Director
glennvs@yahoo.com
Here is the list of cities and their spots as Dec 1st
City Votes Ranking
Charlotte NaN
Seattle 18842 1
Atlanta 14371 2
Houston 12646 3
Indianapolis 10494 4
Philadelphia 9960 5
Kansas City 9045 6
Miami 8853 7
Tampa 7413 8
Cleveland 7357 9
Dallas 7278 10
Jacksonville 5348 11
San Diego 4934 12
Chicago 4741 13
New York 4581 14
New Jersey 4581 15
Nashville 4241 16
Orlando 4217 17
Boston 4124 18
Denver 3559 19
St Louis 3487 20
Washington 3410 21
Oakland 3000 22
Los Angeles 2959 23
Detroit 1906 24
Baltimore 1637 25
San Francisco 1173 26
Phoenix 1125 27
From: Seamans, Daniel [mailto:DSeamans@oaklandnet.com] Sent: Monday, November 02, 2009 11:12 AM Subject: FW: Letter from Mayor Dellums re: Oakland's Potential to Host World Cup Soccer
Dear Oakland/East Bay Soccer Community:
Please see the attached letter [copied below] from Mayor Dellums regarding the City of Oakland’s proposal to the USA Bid Committee as a potential Host City for the FIFA (Federation Internationale de Football Association) World Cup Soccer Events in 2018/2022. This is our opportunity to potentially host one of the largest sporting events in the world, and we need your support!
You can demonstrate your support for Oakland as a potential Host City and help us bring the World Cup back to the United States by signing the bid petition by going online today at http://www.gousabid.com/city/local/oakland-ca/
Please also forward this request to other East Bay soccer supporters whom you think would be interested.
With any questions regarding this announcement please contact:
I am delighted to announce that the City of
Oakland’s proposal to the USA Bid Committee as a potential
HostCity for the FIFA (Federation Internationale de Football Association) World Cup Soccer Events in 2018/2022 has advanced to the next round. This is our opportunity to potentially host one of the largest sporting events in the world!
You can demonstrate your support for
Oakland as a potential
HostCity and help us bring the World Cup back to the
United States by signing the bid petition by going online today at http://www.gousabid.com/city/local/oakland-ca/. You will be asked for your
Oakland or closest
EastBay zip code which will be credited as a vote for our city. City Administrator Dan Lindheim and I have already signed the petition online. We know that passion for soccer – and
Oakland -- runs high here – so let’s put it to work for our country and the Oakland/East Bay region!
As a
HostCity,
Oakland will attract tens of thousands of visitors from all over the world and project a lasting favorable image to a vast global audience. Not to mention all the great soccer that would be played right here in
Oakland!
Oakland was initially invited to submit based on the Oakland Alameda County Coliseum having met strict FIFA requirements as a world class venue and facility.
Oakland is currently being considered among 27 potential host cities throughout the
United States. We will be making a formal presentation to the USA Bid Committee at the Host City Workshop in
New York early November.
By the end of this year, the USA Bid Committee will announce a final list of 18 host cities to be included in the Final United States Bid Application that will be submitted to FIFA in May 2010.
The
United States will be competing against other potential Host Nation countries such as
Australia,
England,
Indonesia,
Japan,
Mexico,
Russia, Netherlands/Belgium, Portugal/Spain,
Qatar and
South Korea. FIFA’s 24-member Executive Committee will select a final Host Nation in December 2010.
