MOTION PICTURE DIRECTOR SPIKE LEE JOINS TEAM TO BRING FIFA WORLD CUP TO UNITED STATES IN 2018 OR 2022

An avid sports fan known for sitting courtside at basketball games in New York City, Lee also has a passion for international soccer and the Arsenal Football Club of the English Premier League. Lee previously became the 40,000th season ticket-holder for F.C. Internazionale Milano, the perennial contender in Serie A and Europe.