ROSKI EYES LAS VEGAS HOTEL: The WALL STREET JOURNAL
reports that Kings co-Owner ED ROSKI "is in talks" with Park
Place Entertainment CEO ARTHUR GOLDBERG to buy the Las Vegas
Hilton hotel/casino. The purchase would be Roski's "first
venture into big-time gambling" (WALL STREET JOURNAL, 7/11).
WORLD CUP FALLOUT: In London, Grey & Chittenden report
that Germany secured the 2006 World Cup after German firms
announced more than $3.02M worth of investment in Asian
countries. Grey & Chittenden wrote, "In what leaders of the
rival bidding teams from South Africa and ENGLAND described
bitterly as a remarkable 'coincidence,' it emerged that a
series of deals by German multinationals was confirmed in
the past fortnight in Thailand, South Korea and Saudi
Arabia. Their votes helped Germany to its 12-11 victory
over South Africa" (London TIMES, 7/9).
ONE YEAR LATER: '99 Women's World Cup Organization
Committee President MARLA MESSING, looking back on the one-
year anniversary of the event: "There are very few
opportunities in life to create and build something this
huge. To watch it unfold the way it unfolded, I don't know
if I'll ever be a part of something that special again"
(L.A. DAILY NEWS, 7/10). On yesterday's "GMA," ABC's Robin
Roberts interviewed U.S. women's soccer team members MIA
HAMM, BRANDI CHASTAIN, JULIE FOUDY and KRISTINE LILLY to
commemorate the anniversary of the team's Women's World Cup
victory. Foudy, on what she was thinking before the final:
"So many people told us, 'No, you'll never sell out. Don't
do it in big stadiums. Don't do it on such a big scale.'
And I remember just thinking, 'Yes. We did it. We took the
risk, and God has it paid off'" ("GMA," ABC, 7/10).
...Meanwhile, U.S. women's soccer team G SIRI MULLINIX has
selected Stars & Strategies' SUE RODIN as her marketing
agent. Negotiations are underway for endorsements with
footwear companies and Internet groups (Stars & Strategies).
OTHER NAMES: Revolution D BRIAN DUNSETH, who will
captain the U.S. Olympic Soccer Team this fall in Sydney, is
featured in Cosmopolitan's "All About Men" issue, in the
"ManHunt" section. Dunseth: "I'm getting killed by my
teammates" (BOSTON HERALD, 7/10)....Cubs OF SAMMY SOSA, on
his support of First Lady HILLARY CLINTON in her bid to
become U.S. Senator from NY: "Hillary is a great person. As
a person, myself, I support Hillary and I support everybody
that tries to go out there and to do the best they can for,
specifically, for the city of New York. I support
everybody. I'm not a one man person, I'm everybody. I have
time for everybody. So, hopefully she [can] go up there and
win and ... make the best of it" ("Up Close," 710)....NBC
tennis analyst/music enthusiast JOHN MCENROE, asked if he
would rather be ERIC CLAPTON or himself: "Either one would
be fine. Eric Clapton is great, he's a god. But I prefer
deep down being an athlete. I like what I did" (London
TELEGRAPH, 7/10).
