Regardless of your politics, if you are an American soccer fan you have to love the fact that President Obama sent a letter to FIFA president Sepp Blatter to show his support for the US hosting the 2018 World Cup.

“As a child, I played soccer on a dirt road in Jakarta, and the game brought the children of my neighbourhood together,” the president wrote. “As a father, I saw that same spirit of unity alive on the fields and sidelines of my own daughters’ soccer games in Chicago.”

“Soccer is truly the world’s sport, and the World Cup promotes camaraderie and friendly competition across the globe,” Obama wrote. “That is why this bid is about much more than a game. It is about the United States of America inviting the world to gather all across our great country in celebration of our common hopes and dreams.”

[DirtyTackle via The Guardian]