Valcke: Brazilian cities must organise fanfests
VALCKE... fanfests are not<br />optional, they are a<br />requirement from FIFA
Football, International Football, Sports
April 24, 2014

Valcke: Brazilian cities must organise fanfests

SAO PAULO, Brazil (AP) — FIFA Secretary General Jerome Valcke is sending a blunt warning to Brazilian World Cup organisers, saying all 12 host cities have “no choice” and “must” organise their own fanfest.

The warning comes as officials in the north-eastern city of Recife reiterate they still don’t know whether they will stage a fanfest, which allows fans without tickets to watch matches for free on large screens in public areas.

Valcke said yesterday the fanfests are not optional, they are a requirement from FIFA.

Football’s governing body claims that all cities signed contracts agreeing to the fanfests, and has threatened to sue the ones which don’t stage them.

Valcke said he hopes the cities that have yet to finalise their fanfest plans “are listening to what I’m saying now”.

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