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| Beer 'must be sold' at Brazil World Cup, says Fifa | Beer 'must be sold' at Brazil World Cup, says Fifa |
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| Beer must be sold at all venues hosting matches in the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, football's world governing body, Fifa, has insisted. | Beer must be sold at all venues hosting matches in the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, football's world governing body, Fifa, has insisted. |
| Fifa General Secretary Jerome Valcke said the right to sell beer must be enshrined in a World Cup law the Brazilian Congress is considering. | |
| Alcoholic drinks are currently banned at Brazilian stadiums and the country's health minister has urged Congress to maintain the ban in the new law. | Alcoholic drinks are currently banned at Brazilian stadiums and the country's health minister has urged Congress to maintain the ban in the new law. |
| Brewer Budweiser is a big Fifa sponsor. | Brewer Budweiser is a big Fifa sponsor. |
| Mr Valcke is visiting Brazil to press for progress on the much-delayed World Cup law. | Mr Valcke is visiting Brazil to press for progress on the much-delayed World Cup law. |
| Fifa has become frustrated, because voting on the legislation has been held up in Congress by the dispute over alcohol sales. | Fifa has become frustrated, because voting on the legislation has been held up in Congress by the dispute over alcohol sales. |
| The Brazilian government has also failed to resolve differences with Fifa over cut-price tickets for students and senior citizens, and demands for sponsors of the World Cup to have their trademarks protected. | The Brazilian government has also failed to resolve differences with Fifa over cut-price tickets for students and senior citizens, and demands for sponsors of the World Cup to have their trademarks protected. |
| 'Right to sell beer' | 'Right to sell beer' |
| In remarks to journalists in Rio de Janeiro, Mr Valcke sounded frustrated with Brazilian officials: | In remarks to journalists in Rio de Janeiro, Mr Valcke sounded frustrated with Brazilian officials: |
| "Alcoholic drinks are part of the Fifa World Cup, so we're going to have them. Excuse me if I sound a bit arrogant but that's something we won't negotiate," he said. | "Alcoholic drinks are part of the Fifa World Cup, so we're going to have them. Excuse me if I sound a bit arrogant but that's something we won't negotiate," he said. |
| "The fact that we have the right to sell beer has to be a part of the law." | "The fact that we have the right to sell beer has to be a part of the law." |
| Alcohol was banned at Brazilian football matches in 2003 in an attempt to tackle violence between rival football fans. | Alcohol was banned at Brazilian football matches in 2003 in an attempt to tackle violence between rival football fans. |
| Health Minister Alexandre Padilha and other members of Congress have called for the ban to be maintained. | |
| Mr Valcke said negotiations with Brazil over details of the World Cup had been slow. | Mr Valcke said negotiations with Brazil over details of the World Cup had been slow. |
| "We lost a lot of time and we were not able to discuss with people in charge that are willing to make a decision," he said, adding that it was the first time a country was still in talks five years after winning the right to host the tournament. | "We lost a lot of time and we were not able to discuss with people in charge that are willing to make a decision," he said, adding that it was the first time a country was still in talks five years after winning the right to host the tournament. |
| During his visit to Brazil Mr Valcke has been touring the stadiums in 12 cities where the 2014 World Cup will be played. | During his visit to Brazil Mr Valcke has been touring the stadiums in 12 cities where the 2014 World Cup will be played. |
| He criticised the pace of construction and said Brazil had not yet improved its infrastructure to the level needed to welcome visitors. | He criticised the pace of construction and said Brazil had not yet improved its infrastructure to the level needed to welcome visitors. |