10 July 2014 A bill recently approved by the State Duma temporarily suspends recently introduced regulations on alcohol marketing in Russia in 2018 for the occasion of hosting the FIFA World Cup. The amendment is argued to increase the regions’ funding for sports events. It temporarily reverses a series of restrictions that were imposed in … Read More →
While it seems that the matter is still widely unresolved, Brazil’s sport minister has released a reassuring statement to the FIFA that the government remains committed to approving the sale of alcohol inside World Cup stadiums. Sport minister Aldo Rebelo released a statement clarifying Brazil’s position only hours after congressmen discussed the removal of the … Read More →
IOGT International, today spread a press release condemning the world’s football governing body, FIFA, as doing the dirty work for the alcohol industry. Additionally IOGT makes the case that FIFA ignores scientific evidence and social needs, while also bullying and insulting Brazilians. Today, a special committee of the General Chamber of Delegates of the Brazilian … Read More →
As reported earlier by IOGT, FIFA is pressuring Brazil, the host of the 2014 World Cup, to amend its legal prohibition of alcohol retail in football stadiums. Now it seems that the interests of the alcohol industry might have already been safeguarded for the 2018 World Cup in Russia, as Vladimir Putin has promised to … Read More →