Error is inevitable in sports. False starts, missed open shots, dropped passes, bad calls: error today greatly intertwines with sports that the two are rarely seen separated. But error does not only exist in the sport itself: it reaches a larger audience, as its effects can extend across a global scale. The Olympics has long called for “a halt to all conflicts … [and to] strive towards a more peaceful world” (The Modern Olympic Games), but multifaceted issues soon spoiled its biennial message. The FIFA World Cup slogan, “For the Game. For the World.” (FIFA), presents a sense of irony in that the World Cup creates more issues “for the world.” The World Cup also creates conflict, escalates tensions and serves as a substantial economic burden.
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Chief executive of the Swiss-based NGO Terre de Hommes, Danuta Sacher, said, "Host countries pay a social price, and also a high financial price, which then has a knock-on effect in the amount of social provision that the host nation can provide" (Wilson on Sacher). Sacher estimated the total cost of the 2014 World Cup to be between $7 billion and $10.7 billion, compared to Brazil’s budget allocated for public services of around $5.6 billion and $8.5 billion. Brazil, in spite of lacking monetary funds, even overshot Sacher’s estimates and spent nearly $15 billion for the World Cup. Sacher also stated that Brazil’s World Cup spending figures roughly corresponded to the amount spent in 2013 for Brazil 's social welfare program Bolsa Familia, which supports 50 million people (Wilson). Therefore, the Brazilian government prioritized the necessities of a two-week event by corresponding a budget that benefits millions of its
The Olympics and the World Cup, despite their popularity, operate on substantial expenditures, …show more content…
Chief executive of the Swiss-based NGO Terre de Hommes, Danuta Sacher, said, "Host countries pay a social price, and also a high financial price, which then has a knock-on effect in the amount of social provision that the host nation can provide" (Wilson on Sacher). Sacher estimated the total cost of the 2014 World Cup to be between $7 billion and $10.7 billion, compared to Brazil’s budget allocated for public services of around $5.6 billion and $8.5 billion. Brazil, in spite of lacking monetary funds, even overshot Sacher’s estimates and spent nearly $15 billion for the World Cup. Sacher also stated that Brazil’s World Cup spending figures roughly corresponded to the amount spent in 2013 for Brazil 's social welfare program Bolsa Familia, which supports 50 million people (Wilson). Therefore, the Brazilian government prioritized the necessities of a two-week event by corresponding a budget that benefits millions of its