If anything, it's probably a ham-fisted leak to try and get the protesters to unite against hating England-which they love-and shock them into thinking they could lose the tournament. I don't think the people down there give a crap, though. I think USSF could pull it off more easily than England in some ways. We have the massive stadia everywhere, infrastructure, the media echo chamber, the built in ticket buying base, 3 of the largest media markets in the world... Gil is sooo good, and Kreis and Co have done a fantastic job developing him.