The article that we found is about the Brazilian President, Dilma Rousseff, and Swiss FIFA President Sepp Blatter. As you can see, there are various disagreements about alcohol, merchandise sales, ticket prices etc. that the two parties cannot reach an agreement on. Obviously the culture of the two is very important in analyzing the situation. Although Blatter is Swiss, FIFA is French so does this mean French customs are prevalent here? Or should FIFA respect the culture of the host country and abide by their requests?
Remembering what we learned about high and low context and cultural values, what would you say is causing the disputes? What advice would you give the two groups to try to resolve the conflict?
http://espn.go.com/sports/soccer/news/_/columnist/vickery_tim/id/7040095/brazil-fifa-fight-2014-world-cup-tim-vickery-soccer
Jessica and Hannah
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The link didn't work for me, but I think this is the article you're referencing: http://espn.go.com/sports/soccer/news/_/columnist/vickery_tim/id/7040095/brazil-fifa-fight-2014-world-cup-tim-vickery-soccer
The decision to abide by the host country's laws is, in my opinion, non-negotiable. The article points out that arranging for the World Cup is a heavy burden for the nation, which must strengthen its infrastructure and make other drastic changes to accommodate the games. While World Cup will likely be a large economic stimulus for Brazil, FIFA has no right to negotiate Brazil bending or changing its laws for the international games. The very fact that Brazil will be inundated with internationals in reinforces how important it is that Brazil maintain consistency with its laws, regulations and customs.
I totally agree with Lauren;s viewpoint of Brazil abiding by the laws of their country being a must. As previously mentioned, it is a huge burden for any country, least a non Western one to host a World Cup as they must have in place the infrastructure, stadiums, funding, etc to host a lot of different nationalities. As this is Brazil's World Cup, they should in no way be forced to change their laws in order to accommodate FIFA's demands as they will be wanting to show the rest of the planet what Brazil has to offer, as opposed to what FIFA wants Brazil to offer.
I totally agree with the above comments. This is Brazil's World Cup and that should be able host the games within the guidelines of their country. They must ensure that the infrasture is set for the event This is an incredible opportunity for people to learn and live the Brazilian lifestyle. I am making my plans to attend and if anyone wants to join me hit me up.
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