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FIFA has runescape 2007 gold defended the fan fests due to occur in the 12 host metropolitan areas at this year's World Cup in Brazil, saying income raised from the events may cover the costs of holding them.

"FIFA has worked in close cooperation with the host cities to guarantee that costs will be stored to a minimum," Jerome Valcke, FIFA's secretary general wrote in Wedensday's edition from the Folha de S. Paulo newspaper.

"The cost of organising a 32-day fan fest is, in many cases, less than what's spent on New Year's festivities, or Carnival, or regional festivals."

Valcke said soccer's globe governing body was giving "significant financial help" in providing facilities for the events, including large screens, stages, and lighting, and the celebrations would provide priceless international exposure.

"Best of all, though it doesn't seem to interest the press, is that the cities can cover all their costs through the generation of income from, for example, the net income from restaurants," he or she wrote.

"That brought an enormous monetary return for previous fan fests," he additional, without providing specific numbers.

Valcke's response came a fortnight after Recife reneged on a plan to invest a minimum of 11 million Brazilian reais ($4.Seven million) in setting up a enthusiast fest, although it said it might still hold the event in the event that private investors could be found.

Xico Sa, a number one writer from the region, celebrated that decision in a Folha column, saying Recife was "morally correct" in refusing to pay for the events.

Sa argued the real fan fests were held in bars all over Brazil, prompting Valcke to respond.

"In the real world, contracts are essential. No one forced Brazil to host the 2014 World Cup. South america applied and when it was spoke of the requirements the authorities quickly agreed and signed commitments,Inch he wrote.

The desire not to use public money to host the events comes eight months after hundreds of thousands of individuals took to the streets in order to protest against spending on the planet Cup and insufficient investment in public services such as transportation, health and education.

Tens of thousands of fans are expected to gather at the enthusiast fests, which are usually held in well-known central plazas or tourist spots and feature big screens showing World Cup games in addition to music, street food as well as pre-match entertainment.

The fests started at the 2002 World Mug co-hosted by South Korea and Asia and were included as part of the official World Cup program in Germany four years later as a way for fans without http://www.rsore.com/ tickets to watch games together in a party atmosphere.