Blatter raises prospects of 2018 World Cup in U.S. (Sports Illustrated)
FIFA president Sepp Blatter gave the United States a boost Wednesday in its hopes of hosting the 2018 World Cup, saying he still supports the tournament’s rotation policy.

U.S. May Get World Cup in 2018 (Los Angeles Times)
LONDON — FIFA may assign the 2018 World Cup to its North and Central American and Caribbean region, putting the United States in prime position to host soccer’s showcase for the second time in 24 years.

U.S. opens with Argentina in Copa America (Miami Herald)
The U.S. men’s soccer team, which was ousted in the first round of the 2006 World Cup, can begin redeeming itself this spring and summer with back-to-back international tournaments that will pit it against some of the best teams in the Americas.