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Former U.S. President Bill Clinton gestures as he arrives to the FIFA headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland, Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2010
Thursday, Dec. 02, 2010

Open quoteWe have the only nation you can put the World Cup that can guarantee no matter who makes the final, we can fill a stadium with home-nation rooters.Close quote

  • BILL CLINTON,
  • former President, on why the U.S. should host the 2022 World Cup; however, FIFA executives in Zurich on Thursday awarded the tournament to Russia in 2018 and Qatar in 2022
Photo: Anja Niedringhaus / AP | Source: Sports Illustrated