Join our December 2nd Soccer Celebration!!

Has it been almost a year since Maryland landed TWO venues in the US World Cup Bid?  Amazing how the months have flown since Team Terry and Friends gathered to celebrate that selection in January.

Since then, we've been involved in a successful World Cup party at the Inner Harbor, hosted another wildly popular international match at M&T Bank Stadium, and landed a major regional youth soccer tournament for the state.

Now, as we prepare to close out 2010 and revisit the major achievements of the Office of Sports Marketing, the focus is back where the year began -- on the quest to bring the biggest, most viewed, sports event in the world to the USA and our backyard. 

On December 2nd, FIFA will deliver their verdict from Zurich and we want you to be with us.  Because no matter what the decision, what we achieved as we worked our way through this process together merits great celebration.

Please join Team Terry and the regulars at Slainte Pub in Fells Point at 9:30 AM, Thursday December 2nd, to watch the announcement and meet the soccer community who comprise the fiber of our bid. 

Even before the announcement, Terry wants to thank and congratulate everyone for what we achieved -- and stand to gain in years to come.  The infrastructure created during the bid process will manifest itself in countless ways as we establish Maryland as a place to host sporting events of all kinds.  Our efforts demonstrated cooperation across all jurisdictional lines and unprecedented participation on every level of organized soccer. 

That's Slainte's Irish Pub at 1700 Thames Street in Fells Point at 9:30 AM.  The Pub opens at 7:00 AM for breakfast, so you can come early if you want to speculate with the locals.  Remember, this is where Soccer is Religion, so there will be plenty of daily communicants genuflecting.

Wear your team shirt, wave your scarf and show your support.  We want them to hear us in Zurich.