These are people who watch me play cricket on television, support me in the stadium and this makes it all seem very real to me," said Smith "If I can use my position as international cricketer to deliver important social messages, such as encouraging young people to use protection and wear a condom, and reduce the number of new infections then it is something that I am happy to do.
But they stunned the lively home support in the Inonu stadium when Fuller took advantage of some poor defending before firing in a shot from 25 yards, which took a deflection off Egemen Korkmaz.
Reggie Jackson, who is now a special adviser to the team, testified in support of the stadium.
Running advertisements in support of the stadium are the Jets and a coalition of hotel and building-trades unions that say the stadium will create jobs.
"All of the parties in support of the stadium have made it very clear the window of opportunity is a short one, that they have to start digging in early 2005," said Walter Mankoff, chairman of Manhattan's Community Board 4, which includes the rail yards.
Pakistan, the 2009 champions in England who had enjoyed noisy support from the stadium in this predominantly Muslim part of town, could now secure their semi-final place by beating India on Saturday – a scenario that will excite the nation.
But if Beckham's visit is any indication, England will have more than its share of support at the stadium in Shizuoka, Japan.
"The signature-gathering effort, which moved forward at an unusually rapid pace, revealed an extremely high level of support for the stadium project in Carson," said Mark Fabiani, point man on stadium issues for the Chargers.
Ora was picked as the support for the stadium rock band on their Mylo Xyloto tour in 2011.
The potential to draw an MLS expansion team helped drive public support for building the stadium in 1997.
