Kansas City, a metropolis steeped in a rich tapestry of traders, mobsters, jazz legends, and even pop icon Taylor Swift, is now poised to welcome some of the world's elite soccer players and their fervent supporters. Despite being the smallest of the 11 US host cities for the upcoming Fifa World Cup , which runs from 11 June to 19 July, it has remarkably attracted three top seeds: England, Argentina and the Netherlands, to establish their base camps here. This Midwestern city is set to transform into a temporary home for cash-rich athletes, their legions of fans, and the "WAGs" – the designer fashion-clad wives and girlfriends, as British tabloids refer to them. For many, this will present a stark contrast to their accommodation at the last tournament in Qatar, where some were housed on a cruise ship. Kansas City's journey to World Cup host has been a long one, having missed out on hosting duties when the tournament was last held in the United States in 1994.…