(14 Apr 2014) Vice President Joe Biden and Secretary of State John Kerry welcomed the FIFA World Cup Trophy tour to Washington Monday with an unveiling of the trophy at the State Department.
Both Biden and Kerry spoke about the power of soccer and the World Cup as a force to unite cultures, and a source of common ground for people throughout the world."
"I can't think of anything that unifies people as much, brings out the best and shows our commonality the common spirit of sportsmanship the common spirit of competition, the common spirit of great athleticism," said Kerry, who says he played soccer in his younger years through college.
Although admitting to not having played soccer, Vice President Biden said he plans to attend the World Cup this year.
"It is the most consequential sporting event in the world and it's amazing not just how interested -- but how deeply, deeply, deeply passionate every country is about the World Cup. You know, we have our Super Bowl, we have our World Series, we have the NBA Finals we have March Madness, but my lord, it is nothing quite like the World Cup," said Biden.
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