“We felt that this summer was more than just a football match, more than just, you know, 90 minutes at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough,” Feeney said.
“It was a couple of weeks of these relationships being held, and you don’t see that often. And I’m glad we got to experience it. And, frankly, we don’t want that to end.”
He added: “One of the things that we’ve been active on in Massachusetts today is to kind of take the lessons that we’ve learned, put together the best practices, and say, ok, we understand that we can’t have a World Cup every year, but where we have such a strong connection with people in Scotland, could we do some sort of invitational tournament?
“To have that cultural exchange to kind of prop up economic development, and more than that, just to come together, have a few drinks, and enjoy each other’s company.”