North American Soccer League

NASL

Phil Woosnam, Commissioner

June 24, 1983

Mr. Stephen M. Sacks
Arnold & Porter
1200 New Hampshire Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20036

JUN 28 1983

Dear Steve:

Thank you for your letter of May 24th, and may I apologize for not responding earlier. Enclosed is a copy of my report submitted to the USSF Board of Directors and others involved in the project including: Dr. Henry Kissinger, Howard Samuels and Rafael de la Sierra. You will be interested in the events that took place in Stockholm and the advice subsequently received from Rolf Blatter, an attorney in Zurich, regarding the question of arbitration.

Also enclosed is a copy of a press release issued on Monday, June 20th, which explains better than anything I can say in regard to recent developments within the league. The effect of these developments is that I no longer hold a position within the NASL or the USSF, and can therefore play no part in the decision making process regarding further steps that might be taken by the USSF in connection with World Cup '86. It is my personal view that by allowing FIFA, or certain FIFA officials, to get away with the outrageous manner in which the selection process has been handled, we - the United States and/or the USSF - are showing extreme weakness and a lack of character. After Watergate, what is so complicated about searching for the truth? While everyone else in the world is too cowardly to take them to task, surely we would gain respect. When you are being treated as the doormat, what is there to lose? Enough, enough!

As I will no longer be working for the NASL on a full time basis after June 30th, and the accounting for expenditures incurred on the World Cup '86 project has already been transfered to the USSF, I am sending your statement for legal services rendered to the USSF for payment.

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STEPHEN M. SACKS
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May 24, 1983

Mr. Phil Woosnam
Commissioner
North American Soccer League
1133 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10036

Dear Phil:

I, like everyone, was quite disappointed with
the outcome of the Stockholm meetings. I had hoped
that our "long shot" would be successful, but I guess
the odds from the closed society at FIFA were just too
great this time.

Now that our efforts are concluded, I thought I
should promptly send to you our statements for legal
services and out-of-pocket disbursements. These state-
ments are attached and reflect the work I and certain
of my colleagues did in connection with the various mat-
ters we undertook for the United States Soccer Federation.
Pursuant to my discussion several weeks ago with Werner,
the attached statements incorporate a very substantial
discount from Arnold & Porter's standard billing practices
and rates. First, we have charged only for the time ex-
pended in connection with securing the various guarantees
from the White House and in assisting in the passage of
the legislation through Congress. We have not charged
for any of the other services we performed prior to the
Stockholm meetings. Second, the charge for the services
we performed have been discounted from our standard rates.

I would be happy to provide you or anyone from the
USSF with any additional information concerning the at-
tached statements.

North American Soccer League

Phil Woosnam, Commissioner

June 21, 1983

Mr. Gene Edwards
401 W. Michigan Street
Milwaukee, WI 53203

Dear Gene:

Unfortunately, your letter of Thursday, June 9th was not received at this office until Monday, June 13th. Having distributed copies of my World Cup '86 report on Friday, June 10th, (as previously indicated I would) I was therefore unable to include your suggestion for the USSF to take no further action along with the four "considerations" I had raised on pages 28 and 29 of my final report.

The only way I can bring your suggestion to the attention of those who received a copy of the report, is to send a copy of this letter to all of them and attach a copy of your letter.

Also enclosed, please find a copy of documents received on June 13th from Bob Lawrence regarding the position taken by Swiss attorney, Rolf Blatter. Bob received the telex from Rolf Blatter on June 13th, in response to the telex sent on June 1st by Bob, requesting confirmation of the advice we had been given over the telephone earlier that day. I have no knowledge as to why the response from Rolf Blatter was delayed.

Sincerely,

Phil Woosnam

PW/sm

cc: USSF Board of Directors
NASL Owners
Dr. Henry Kissinger
Howard Samuels
Rafael de la Sierra
Kurt Lamm

Encl. copy of Gene Edwards letter 6/9/83
copy of Bob Lawrence telex 6/1/83
copy of Rolf Blatter telex response 6/13/83

JUN 27 1983

1133 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10036 / Tel: (212) 575-9966 / Cable: PROSOCCER NEWYORK / Telex: 12-6705

FOR CLARIFICATION

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JUNE 1, 1983

TO: MR. ROLF BLATTER

PLEASE CONFIRM BY TELEX TELEPHONIC ADVICE OF TODAY,
NAMELY, THE FOLLOWING:

1. X HAS AN INHERENT RIGHT TO QUESTION
DISCRIMINATORY ACT OF Y DESPITE THE LANGUAGE OF THE STATUTE.
X CAN AGENT THIS RIGHT BY ARBITRATION.

2. Y IS NOT A COMMERCIAL ORGANIZATION.

3. AN ORGANIZATION THAT IS NOT COMMERCIAL HAS NO
RIGHT TO KEEP INFORMATION CONFIDENTIAL FROM ITS MEMBERS.

4. AN INTERIM STEP BY X, SUCH AS A FURTHER APPEAL
TO Y, BEFORE PROCEEDING TO ARBITRATION MAY BE HELPFUL.

5. IF THE ARBITRATORS DECIDE X WAS DISCRIMINATED
AGAINST, THE DECISION WOULD BE REQUIRED TO BE REOPENED AND IF
Y REFUSED TO DO SO THE COSTS (U.S. DLRS 50,000) OF X SHOULD BE
RECOVERABLE FROM Y.

6. YOUR LEGAL EXPENSES FOR AN ARBITRATION PROCEEDING
SHOULD APPROXIMATE U.S. DLRS 15,000, WHICH IF SUCCESSFUL WOULD
BE RECOVERABLE AGAINST Y.

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JUNE 1, 1993

TO: MR. ROLF LEATLER

PLEASE CONFIRM BY TELECOMMUNICATIONS ADVICE OF TODAY, WHETHER, THE FOLLOWING:

1. X HAS AN IMMEDIATE RIGHT TO QUESTION.
DISCRIMINATORY ACT OF Y DESCRIBE THE LANGUAGE OF THE STATUTE.
Y CAN ASSESS THIS RIGHT BY ARBITRATION.

5. IF THE ARBITATORS DETERMINE X WAS DISCRIMINATED AGAINST, THE DECISION WOULD BE REQUIRED TO BE RECORDED AND IF Y REFUSED TO DO SO THE COSTS (U.S. DOLLARS 50,000) OF X SHOULD BE RECOVERABLE FROM Y.

6. YOUR LEGAL EXPENSES FOR AN ARBITRATION PROCEEDING SHOULD AFTERTHAN THOSE U.S. DOLLARS 75,000, WHICH IF SUCCESSFUL WOULD BE RECOVERABLE AGAINST Y.

REGARDS,

EDM LAWRENCE
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United States Soccer Federation
Affiliated with the Federation Internationale de Football Association

June 8, 1983

TO: PHIL WOOSNAM
FROM: GUY DE VINCENZO
RE: YOUR JUNE 3, 1983 REPORT OF USSF WORLD CUP '86 BID

This is in response to your memorandum of June 3rd and the
report attached to it.

Because of the June 10th deadline, I don't feel that I will
have adequate time to fully respond to your views on the
chronology of the events surrounding the World Cup bid.
However, having made a cursory review, I feel that certain
areas, perhaps not of interest to the entire group of
recipients, need to be expanded on and further clarified
for the USSF Board.

Although I am not aware of who requested this report from
you, since you have completed it and intend to distribute
it, it may be simpler and more timely if I delay my
response until after the Board has received it.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.

cc: Dr. Henry Kissinger
Gene Edwards
Werner Fricker
Kurt Lamm
Howard Samuels
Rafael de la Sierra

JUN 10 1983

350 FIFTH AVE. · EMPIRE STATE BLDG., SUITE 4010 • NEW YORK, NY 10118 • TELEPHONE (212) 736-0915-6-7 • CABLE "SOCCER" NEW YORK

April 6, 1983

TO: Henry Kissinger

FROM: Phil Woosnam

Attached is a copy of a working memorandum you requested, outlining various suggestions in regard to the selection of personnel as members of the United States World Cup '86 Organizing Committee. From those selected, a smaller group should be chosen as members of your Executive Committee.

It is my recommendation that the full committee be invited to attend its inaugural meeting shortly after your return on April 26th, in Washington or any other location to be determined. Invitations to attend that meeting or any expansion thereof should also be extended to two or three (or even more) representatives from each location recommended to FIFA, by the USSF, as World Cup '86 sites for games.

An outline of an agenda should be prepared prior to your departure later this week and, by tomorrow morning, I will provide you with a list of items to be considered for inclusion.

Incidentally, Warner Communications has prepared a 10 minute film for viewing by the FIFA Special Committee during their visit here, and later, (on May 18-20 in Stockholm), by the full FIFA Executive Committee. If you would like to have a copy available for your personal use, I will do so arrange. The League has also developed a 10

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minute slide presentation which is available on 3/4 inch tape or
35mm film, and I will make sure that you receive a copy. Both of
these films should be shown at the first meeting of the U.S. World
Cup '86 Organizing Committee, as a means of quickly educating the
members.

Representatives of the Government and/or Mayor, Chamber of Commerce, Tourist and Convention Bureau, Stadium Authority, etc., in each location have already attended a meeting in their city, at which I attempted to prepare them for the visit of the FIFA Special Committee. Assuming that the visit to any city might last only four hours, they understood that possibly two hours might be spent viewing the stadium and facilities.

The local representatives have been drawing up a small guest list of
local dignitaries to attend a reception/presentation, luncheon or
dinner during the remaining two hours. At that time, some audio
visual presentation would be shown, and moments would be presented
to members of the FIFA Committee by various civic leaders.

PW/ph

MEMORANDUM

TO: Dr. Henry Kissinger

FROM: Phil Woosnam

DATE: April 6, 1983

The FIFA letter dated January 7, 1983 sent to all nations interested in hosting World Cup '86 had a document enclosed entitled "Terms of Reference" in which on Page 2 of Fundamental Provisions, FIFA stipulates that "Hence the local Organizing Committee shall consist, for the most part, of representatives from the Football Association".

This stipulation therefore needs to be considered in taking into account the number of persons and their affiliation in order for them to be selected for the United States World Cup '86 Organizing Committee. Listed below are suggestions of various categories and/or name of persons and/or the organizations from which committee members should be selected.

1. Soccer -

Dr. Henry Kissinger
Werner Fricker
USSF Executive Committee

Gene Edwards - President

Phil Woosnam - Vice President (NASL)

Robert Everakes - Vice President (ASL)

Earl Foreman - Vice President (MISL)

Milton Aimi - President - Senior Div.

Don Greer - President - Youth Div.

Guy DiVincenzo - Treasurer

Kurt Lamm - Secretary General

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c) Other Major International Corporations (or categories)

IBM

Xerox

Kodak

(Automotive)

(Gas)

Levi Strauss

American Express

Boeing

Apple

Atari (Warner Communications)

d) Other American Companies with strong soccer interest or potential

Anheuser Busch

MARS,

Disneyland

SOUTHLAND

Metropolitan Life

General Food

Kellogg's

e) Other Corporations involved in the 1984 Olympics

WESTINGHOUSE, ⚽ General Motors, ARCO, AT&T,

4. Distinguished persons of international repute

Pele

Franz Beckenbauer

Bob Hope

This document will be reviewed late today by USSF and NASL persons travelling to Washington for the Congressional hearing tomorrow. Any deletions or additions will be drawn to your attention at the hearing.

cc: Werner Fricker
Gene Edwards
Howard Samuels
Ahmet Ertegun
Rafael de la Sierra