Controversy over the "failure" to host the World Cup was one of the elements that led to the defeat of mayor Catherine Trautmann during the 2001 municipal election.
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EuroStadium is a multi-use stadium in Strasbourg, France, that had been planned.
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When the IMG–McCormack Group took over the RCS, 1997 it had plans for a renovated or even new stadium in which it would be possible to extend business-related activities.
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The municipality had been pouring money in the Racing club de Strasbourg for years and felt that it was time to retract its financial involvement in professional sport and to focus on other urban projects.