According to article, it says “World Cup organizers will mark 100 days to go on Tuesday with work still to be done on stadiums and infrastructure in the 12 host cities.” Countries that host World Cup could have better circumstance for players and soccer fans by building many stadiums. Since World Cup is decent opportunity to attract a number of tourists, countries that host World Cup could have many benefits. Players who showed outstanding performance in World Cup matches could have chances to play in another leagues. World Cup could be great chance for fans to know more about players from other countries and fans could be more interested in star players and many foreign leagues by World Cup.

http://www.nbcsports.com/soccer/brazil-has-100-days-get-stadiums-ready-world-cup

According to this article, it says Curitiba will host world cup game. It shows southern Brazilian city will host world cup games during World Cup. Article says that “At least 1,500 construction workers will be employed to finish the World Cup stadium in Curitiba with a new deadline on mid-May – just three weeks before the start of the tournament in Brazil.” This shows that World Cup game is deeply connected with socioeconomic factor because countries that host world cup game could have a number of tourists. Since World Cup is outstandingly influential and there are a number of fans who watch the game through TV and internet, it could be great chance for the countries that host World Cup to advertise their attractiveness and value as a place to visit after World Cup.

http://msn.foxsports.com/soccer/story/fifa-curitiba-will-host-world-cup-matches-021814

Manchester United announced that they will be touring the United States this summer. Since people can watch a game in other country’s league anytime through TV and internet, it seems that many leagues are trying to pay more attention to develop a marketing strategies for their fans around the world. The article reveals that Manchester United has over eight million fans in United States. People could have unlimited access to the information of their favorite leagues and teams through internet and they can communicate with other followers from different countries on internet. The article shows that United already played in Boston, Seattle, Chicago, New Jersey and Washington DC while they visited the United States in 2011. It shows that the global marketing is current trend and important strategy because fans can possibly consume the products of their favorite teams such as jersey through internet.

http://espnfc.com/news/story/_/id/1704308/manchester-united-announce-us-summer-tour?cc=5901