Hamm Named as 2011 World Cup Ambassador
October 30, 2009 by Jyle Dupuis
Filed under FIFA Women's World Cup
Mia Hamm of the United States has been named as ambassador for the 2011 Women’s World Cup Games in Germany. The prestigious honor means that Hamm will be going around the world to represent the games and help promote women’s soccer. She was named world player of the year back in 2001 and has brought home gold medals for the United States for the last two summer Olympic games.
Mia Hamm was an obvious choice for FIFA as she has single handedly brought more attention to soccer as a professional sport in the United States than David Beckham. Despite what people …read more
Donovan & Hamm Join USA 2018 Bid Team
May 29, 2009 by Jyle Dupuis
Filed under FIFA World Cup, News
Two of the biggest USA soccer stars have been asked to help a United States bid for the 2018 or 2020 World Cup. Mia Hamm and Landon Donovan have been asked and have agreed to help the National Bid Committee in their ensuing efforts.
Being able to host the FIFA World Cup games is one of the best economic boosts a country could have. Millions of tourism dollars flow into the host country and right now none want it harder than the USA. President Barack Obama wrote a letter of endorsement to the FIFA Committee of his approval. Other countries however …read more
