Emerson Jacobelli Pia Abrill Tamara Tur Travis Oneill

Emerson Jacobelli, Pia Abrill, Tamara Tur, Travis O’neill

FIFA • Federation Internationale de Football Association • Founded in 1904 • Headquarters in Zurich Switzerland • President: Sepp Blatter

FIFA Structure • Controlled by a congress • Made up of representatives from each nation • Congress elects president and top officials • Made up of 6 different confederations • Recognizes 208 national associations • Each association gets one vote in congress.

Tournament • Held every 4 years • Biggest single sporting competition in the world • 2014 preliminary competition had 204 entries across 6 continents • World cup finals involves 32 teams • Last World Cup 200 teams played 853 games for 31 qualifying spots

World Cup Facts • 2 nd time Brazil has hosted World Cup • 19 World Cups to date • 8 different national teams have won • Brazil has won 5 times • Participated in every World cup • Most widely viewed sporting event • Broadcast in 204 countries on 245 channels

Potential Host? • On 3 June 2003, CONMEBOL announced that the following countries wanted to host the 2014 World Cup: – Argentina – Brazil – Colombia • By 17 March 2004, the CONMEBOL associations voted unanimously to adopt Brazil as their sole candidate. • Brazil formally declared its candidacy in December 2006 and Colombia did so as well a few days later. • The Argentina bid never materialized. • On 11 April 2007, Colombia withdrew its bid making Brazil the only official candidate to host the World Cup in 2014.

Why Brazil? • Brazil eventually won the hosting rights for the 2014 FIFA World – after Colombia withdrew its bid on 11 April 2007. • The Brazilian bid was officially launched on 13 December 2006 by Ricardo Teixeira.

2014 World Cup • 12 cities will host the games • 1. 2 billion in construction and upgrades to stadiums • 5 Stadiums will receive upgrades (Belo Horizonte, Curitiba, Fortaleza, Porto Alegre, and Rio de Janeiro) • 7 stadiums will be new (Sao Paulo, Salvador, Recife, Natal, Manaus, Cuiaba, and Brasilia)

Infrastructure – Airports, Telecom • INFRAERO announced on August 2009 3. 1 billion U. S for airport upgrades • 55% will go to Rio De Janeiro and Sao Paulo airports • 500, 000 spectators that will take between 6 and 14 flights-Brazilian General Aviation Association • Billions on spent on internet backbone upgrade and expanded fixed and mobile communications

Transportation • 6. 4 billion U. S. on public transportation • 8 of the 12 cities will receive either a metro, monorail, or light rail • Remaining 4 will receive a Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system • Rio will receive a 26 km transit bus corridor – “the biggest investment in Rios’s public transportation in last 30 years”-Mayor Eduardo Paes

News Coverage • International Broadcast Centre (IBC) for the 2014 FIFA World Cup will be hosted in Rio de Janeiro. – The IBC, in 2010, had 179 broadcasters from more than 70 countries, on-site productions with 13, 000 staff members in South Africa.

Beer!! • Brazil 2003 Sale of alcoholic drinks prohibited at sporting events “Dry house” rule • FIFA’s long-standing partner is Budweiser • FIFA General Secretary Jerome Valcke stated – “Alcoholic drinks are part of the FIFA World Cup, so were going to have them. ”

Brazil 2016 Olympics

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) • Established in 1894 in Lausanne, Switzerland • Responsible for organizing the modern Summer and Winter Olympic games • Countries bid the committee to host the games • Often includes attempting to sway the decision by any means possible • Members vote by secret ballot

2016 Summer Olympic Bid • Bid between Rio de Janeiro, Madrid, Tokyo, Chicago • Despite lobbying by President Obama, Chicago lost in first round • Rio moved on to win and Brazil became the first South American country to host Olympics • www. youtube. com/watch? v=I J-tw. B 38 UWk

Why Chicago Lost • Only speculations • Overly restrictive passport and visa policy • Anti-Americanism • Early assumptions that Chicago would make it to the final round • Tensions between IOC USOC

Why Brazil Won • Country is immersed in almost every type of sport • Long history of hosting international sporting events • President Lula attended presentation and voting and lobbied for Brazil • Lula expressed the need Brazil has for the benefits hosting the Olympics provides • www. youtube. com/watch? v =k 57 u 9 -j. Rj 1 w

Finance • Application and Candidature expenses alone US $49 million • Entire expenditure expected to be upwards of US $12 billion • Both Olympics and World Cup will create hundreds of thousands of jobs and further stimulate Brazil’s already booming economy

Economy • The U. S. will invest $14. 4 billion in Rio 2016 Olympic project. • The expected impact on Brazil’s economy is $51. 1 billion between 2009 and 2027. • Direct investment between 2009 -2016 is $30 billion, indirect investment $90 billion. • In the period before the games 120 thousand jobs will be created each year.

Benefits of Hosting Olympics • Attracts investors. • Infrastructure investments. • Base materials, engineering, construction. • Tourism.

Infrastructure • Must be at least 49, 750 rooms to meet IOC standards • Will build 9 new sporting facilities and refurbish and use 25 existing facilities • Will build 150 km of new highway to connect Antônio Carlos Jobim International Airport and Olympic zones

Olympic Tower • A welcome tower. • Will use solar energy to pump water during the day. • Water will power turbines which will provide energy during the night.

Security • High crime rates. • Shootouts are not uncommon. • Violence in subways. • Rio to spend $530 million on security in Rio’s slums – favelas.

Discussion Questions • What future economic benefits will hosting both of these events provide to Brazil? • Does hosting the Olympics and World cup force Brazil to invest in its infrastructure when otherwise wouldn’t? • What possible benefits does the U. S. hope to gain from investing in Brazil?

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