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FIFA's Secretary General Jerome Valcke (L) draws South America next to Brazilian actress and model Fernanda Lima, during the Preliminary Draw for the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil, on July 30, 2011, at the Marina da Gloria, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Thursday, Dec. 15, 2011

Open quoteI think that unfortunately there are so many guns in Brazil that we wouldn't have a sufficient number of tickets.Close quote

  • JÉRÔME VALCKE,
  • FIFA's Secretary General, is sceptical of plans to hand out free or cut-price 2014 World Cup tickets to soccer fans who surrender their guns to the Brazilian government
Photo: EVARISTO SA / AFP / Getty Images | Source: The Guardian