The greatest prize in European club football looks "increasingly likely to be decided in Cardiff with the 2017 Champions League final strongly tipped to be held at the Millennium Stadium." There reportedly "is support from within UEFA for the tournament decider to be held in Wales ahead of the official announcement next week in the Czech Republic." The Welsh FA has been "driving the campaign for the final." The support of the owners of the Millennium Stadium, the Welsh Rugby Union, is "significant" to the bid and has been given by WRU CEO Roger Lewis (London DAILY MAIL, 6/21). ... As Brazil marks one year since hosting the World Cup, it reflects on the tournament's "checkered legacy." More than $3B was spent on building five new stadiums and renovating seven existing ones, "but many of these so-called white elephants are as likely now to collect dust as they are to generate ticket receipts." Rio de Janeiro Mayor Eduardo Paes said, "When I look back on the 2014 World Cup, it is not good. Brazilians have not benefited from the tournament. There has been no legacy for them. The World Cup still makes them angry. There is regret that we even staged it" (ESPN, 6/19).
