Sure, the staging of the 2014 World Cup in Brazil may be plagued with police violence, corruption, poverty, public works projects/failures and a persistent condition called "Sepp Blatter," but dammit, FIFA will MAKE SURE you can get wasted at the World Cup in two years.
Left Back: The Violent Cost Of World Cup 2014 Brazil
Pepe Is Still An Asshole
Here's what Jerome Valcke, the secretary general, of soccer's governing body, had to say about serving booze in Brazil (according to the Daily Mail): "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."
It doesn't sound arrogant, Jerome, it is arrogant. In 2003 Brazil enacted a ban on alcohol sales at soccer matches because fans tend to beat up each other and set fire to everything in site when they get liquored up. In a country that's desperate to prove to the rest of the world that it's not an infrastructure disaster -- even if that means executing "suspects" in favelas! -- keeping fans under control is of utmost importance.
But if there's one thing we've learned about FIFA, it's that they don't give a sh*t about laws. Especially international ones. So there will be booze in Brazil two years from now, but it's not the Brazilians you have to worry about. It's those asshole English fans (or possibly Danish, but this guy represents everything the Brits stand for):
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