Comments on: The 2014 World Cup In Brazil: Or, Ricardo Teixeira’s Fiefdom

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Dani — Mon, 13 Dec 2010 08:02:19 +0000

Tom – has the contract between the Brazilian LOC and FIFA for hosting the 2014 FWC been signed, and is this contract public?

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By: Brazil 2014: Let Them Eat Bolo | Must Read Soccer

Brazil 2014: Let Them Eat Bolo | Must Read Soccer — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 04:09:32 +0000

[...] stadia, inadequate travel infrastructure, and wildly varying weather could spell catastrophe; Pitch Invasion’s Tom Dunmore casts a wary eye at Ricardo Teixeira, the new World Cup’s reflexively corrupt [...]

By: Tom Dunmore

Tom Dunmore — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 20:47:34 +0000

Thanks James – it is odd to see the same kind of articles we heard about South Africa for years suddenly popping up again, though I’d agree in this case, there’s a little more concern with the oversight in Brazil in place. That said, the event will likely happen in Brazil pretty smoothly all said and done (however much it costs); how much corruption goes along with it, though, is the question.

By: James T

James T — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 19:07:51 +0000

Also, Tom, the Guardian was reporting just this morning about how they’re way behind schedule on stadia, infrastructure, etc… basically the same articles people were hurrying to write 6 months ago about South Africa. However, with Teixeira’s notoriety looming large over the event, I’m hardly surprised.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/blog/2010/jul/13/brazil-world-cup-2014-delays

By: Tom Dunmore

Tom Dunmore — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 14:22:47 +0000

ursus and Tim — thank you, it’s really good to know these kind of articles are appreciated, depressing as they are. It’s an interesting tension writing these pieces for a largely North American audience, because there’s always the danger these tales of corruption just become fodder for the enemies of soccer to dismiss the world game. I think, though, we are past that point, and it’s worth doing as too few US soccer voices cover these issues in-depth.

And with the growing power of the American market in regional soccer, one also wonders if CONCACAF might not be a place where we could start with cleaning up the global game over the next decade. Jack Warner is obviously a global disgrace for the sport; right now, the US needs him (and his crony Chuck Blazer on FIFA’s Executive Committee) with the World Cup bid in play, but in years to come, that might change. US Soccer is, despite its faults, clean compared to many national associations around the world. It’s not impossible to see the US leading the way in cleaning up its own confederation in years to come, if it has the appropriate leadership, will and incentive to do so: and part of that would come via pressure from below and from the media.

Maybe I’m too hopeful and that’s quite a challenge, but as much as we should point to these problems, we should also seek solutions.

By: Tim Vickerman

Tim Vickerman — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 07:39:22 +0000

And just to say thanks for the article Tom! Being indisputably the world’s number one football country, the people of Brazil certainly deserve the chance to hold the first World Cup there since 1950. But it’s disappointing that the likes of Teixeira stand to gain so much…it almost seems like a reward for his corruption and poor running of the CBF.