Tag: Jerome Valcke

• Tuesday, January 17th 2012 - 06:48 UTC

  Brazil and FIFA try to solve differences ahead of the 2014 World Cup

  

  Brazil had been demanding too much in negotiating the conditions for hosting the 2014 World Cup but a legal dispute should be settled within days, FIFA said on Monday.

• Wednesday, November 9th 2011 - 07:14 UTC

  FIFA warns Brazil about 2014 World Cup delays: “not a day to lose”

  

  Brazil must hurry up and pass a package of new laws if the 2014 World Cup is to go ahead, FIFA secretary general Jerome Valcke told the country's Congress on Tuesday, adding there was “not a day to lose.”

• Tuesday, October 4th 2011 - 20:15 UTC

  Brazil-FIFA hold a ‘positive meeting’ but negotiations are ongoing

  

  Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff had a “positive meeting” with FIFA general secretary Jerome Valcke on Monday to discuss the 2014 World Cup, Brazil's Sports Minister Orlando Silva said Tuesday.

• Friday, June 24th 2011 - 22:23 UTC

  FIFA slams Brazil’s slow pace of preparation for the 2014 World Cup

  

  Brazil's slow pace of preparation for the 2014 World Cup has come under attack from FIFA general secretary Jerome Valcke. Stadium development plus work on airports and the transport system are lagging well behind schedule.

• Thursday, May 12th 2011 - 06:09 UTC

  World Cups 2018/2022 corruption claims widens; FIFA asks for evidence

  

  FIFA has requested evidence from England's Football Association following claims from its former chairman of corruption by four top-level members of world soccer's governing body.