U.S. Soccer has officially announced their plans to bid for the 2018 or 2022 World Cup. The winners of both bids will be announced in December of 2010, with the final proposals being made in May of that year.
Obviously, landing either one of these suckers would be a great thing for the U.S., so instead of talking about how hopeful I am about getting one of these bids, I'll instead mention a few other things I thought about when I saw this news.
1. What will MLS look like by then? The league will be over 20 years old at that point. Will we see teams that are independently run and financed? More or less league control? A salary cap? And how big will the stadiums be?
2. Will the U.S. Nats be competing at the level of the top programs, and possibly have hoisted the Cup by then? Or will we be duking it out with the Ghanas and South Koreas of the world?
3. Finally, I will be either 36 or 40 at the time of this Cup. While it is daunting to think about what you'll be doing in 10-15 years' time, at least I know I'll have plenty of time to start accruing the necessary vacation days.
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