At the Socceroos' World Cup training base in Alameda, there are reminders everywhere of the professional sports teams Oakland has lost.
On the drive down from Oakland, the Coliseum stadium looms over the horizon.
The old stadium was once home to the MLB's Oakland A's and NFL franchise Oakland Raiders, while NBA team Golden State Warriors were in the nearby arena.
Throughout the hallways of the Socceroos' state of the art training centre, there are still Oakland Raiders logos, photos and art, in between fresh new Football Australia decals and slogans.
But that's all that's left.
Over the past few years, the Raiders, A's and Warriors all departed, with billionaire owners wanting flash new stadiums that local government wouldn't finance.
