Santiago Saints headed to Rio for Brazil's first-ever footy match

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Santiago Saints headed to Rio for Brazil's first-ever footy match

Authored by: Ash Nugent
on Friday, June 12 2009 @ 12:25 pm ACST

Why not hold the IC on one of the Pacific Islands?

It would be a win for the country, with huge tourism dollars pumped into their economy. On top of this it would be a win for football with tens of thousands exposed to the game. If run properly the end of the IC could see the launch of a national competition (get locals interested, then get them involved, then keep them interested).

Currently it's the Pacific nations that struggle most to fund the trip. This would make the tournament significantly cheaper for them and would encourage other Pacific nations like Fiji to set-up their own footy programs and send a team along. And whilst it would no doubt be a little more expensive for the other countries, I do believe their players are generally more-able to afford the trip. Encourage players to take their families along and take advantage of the region's holiday appeal once the tournament wraps up.

Best of all is that none of the other major football codes could properly replicate the move, due to their advanced international standing. Sure FIFA could pump a few million dollars into that country's soccer program but I believe a live tournament would be more effective.

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