Lionel Messi is the figurehead of Brazils arch-rivals Argentina, one of the teams with the potential to spoil the home teams dream of winning the World Cup next year. Yet Brazilians love Messi and his presence will be good for the tournament, the chief executive officer of Brazils Local Organising Committee (LOC) told Reuters. For us he is so important, he is unanimously admired in Brazil not only because of his football but also his behaviour, Ricardo Trade said in an interview on a visit to Buenos Aires. It is so important to have Messi there, (so) that a lot of people could see him. People love to touch him - like Neymar for Brazil he is very likeable to Brazilians. Trade said he was confident the tournament would go off well after the experience that the country gained from hosting the Confederations Cup in June, when demonstrations by Brazilians caught the authorities off-guard. Were not God that we can say we wont have problems at the World Cup, he said. Were having them now, last week in Rio and Sao Paulo there were very violent protests. We live in a democracy but vandalism and violence cannot be permitted, (protests) must be within the law. Were going to respect the rights of fans, referees, press. It wasnt easy (to handle) in the Confederations Cup because it was a surprise for everyone. No one expected the social conflicts not even Brazilians.
Posted on: Wed, 23 Oct 2013 05:39:46 +0000
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