Brazil under no illusions
The organisation of the Football World Cup and the Olympics carries with it a history of debt, corruption and budgets that go through the roof. The only obvious positive effect is that after events of this kind, people are happier and more optimistic about the future.
According to Jerome Valcke, Secretary General of Fifa, for anyone engaged in organising an event like the world cup, democracy is a tough nut to crack: it would be much simpler if there was a little less of it. “I will say something which is crazy, but less democracy is sometimes better for organising a World Cup,” he admitted in April, “When you have a very strong head of state who can decide... that is easier for us organisers…”
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The organisation of the Football World Cup and the Olympics carries with it a history of debt, corruption and budgets that go through the roof. The only obvious positive effect is that after events of this kind, people are happier and more optimistic about the future.
According to Jerome Valcke, Secretary General of Fifa, for anyone engaged in organising an event like the world cup, democracy is a tough nut to crack: it would be much simpler if there was a little less of it. “I will say something which is crazy, but less democracy is sometimes better for organising a World Cup,” he admitted in April, “When you have a very strong head of state who can decide… that is easier for us organisers…”
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