Former Dutch legend and president of The HollandBelgium Ruud Gullit is visiting two prominent South American football leaders this weekend.
During a three-day round trip, Gullit and Harry Been, the CEO of the joint Belgian and Dutch bid for the 2018/2022 FIFA World Cup, are meeting with the Paraguayan president of Conmebol, Nicolás Leoz.
Conmebol is the confederation of South American football associations, on a par with UEFA. Leoz is also a member of the FIFA Executive Committee, the 24 members of which will vote on the allocation of the 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cups on 2 December of this year.
The trip kicks off on Thursday in Buenos Aires with a meeting with the major sports media of Argentina and South America.
Gullit and Been will explain to them what the added value of a World Cup in Belgium and the Netherlands would be.
On Friday, a meeting is scheduled with the chairman of the Brazilian football association, Ricardo Teixeira, who is also a FIFA Executive Member.
Source: http://www.thebid.org/
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