Valcke lands in Recife

Encouraged by the passion and commitment of workers of the construction and the people of Pernambuco, the Secretary General of FIFA, Jerome Valcke, concluded on Tuesday, June 26, the first stop on his three day trip to Brazil. The delegation that visited Recife was formed also by the members of the Board of Directors of the CABBAGE, Bebeto and Ronaldo, by the Executive Secretary of the Ministry of sport, Luis Fernandes, and the illustrious pernambucano artist Romero Britto. The motorcade was greeted by Lieutenant Governor João Lyra Neto and his team, who organised a walk along the banks recifense and by the works of the Pernambuco Arena.

Within 12 months, this stadium escenificará three games of the FIFA Confederations Cup, and in 2014, the city will host of the FIFA World Cup for the second time in history, because it will host other five meetings. The visit ended with a meeting between authorities and sports personalities in the headquarters of the Palace of the princesses field, followed by a collective interview. The delegation then went to Natal, destination of the visit scheduled for Wednesday.

Good vibrations
"We were very impressed with 4,000 workers of the stadium in Pernambuco and with his passion and commitment to make sure that Recife will host the FIFA Confederations Cup", said the General Secretary of FIFA. "That, together with the guarantees of the Lieutenant Governor, has given us the confidence we needed that Recife is ready for the Confederations Cup." "The decision to keep the city on the list of venues was based on the reports of the technical teams," said Valcke.

The highlight of the visit was a quick rally in full works, where the workers wanted to showcase his talent with the ball. "I was a little nervous to shoot the ball in front of idols such as Ronaldo and Bebeto, but it was great," said Romero Britto. "It was very special to return to my native land with this delegation as a FIFA Ambassador." "We will celebrate a FIFA Confederations Cup and a World Cup of FIFA fantastic to demonstrate our fantastic culture."

Fernandes shared the feeling of Valcke. "What we saw during the visit was a work that moves strictly within the time limits laid down." Our monitoring system records 43% of execution and ensures that everything is developing according to schedule. "This allows us to provide the Stadium ready in time for the FIFA Confederations Cup", it claimed Fernandes.

Bebeto exdelantero, Member of the Board of Directors of the COL, stressed their faith in the people responsible for the project. "By the will of the workers, I have no doubt that will celebrate the FIFA Confederations Cup here", asserted the astro, recalling Recife for the 1994 champion generation represented a turning point in the final stage of qualifying. "That city marked us much." "We entered the field of hand and joined the group," he recalled.

Ronaldo replied taking the hair to his former partner on the field of play. "Here was the first time that I played with the national team." "Were just five minutes, because Bebeto put him so eager to that not you let me go," he joked. "But what most impressed me today has been the enthusiasm of the workers." We have again ensure that the stadium will be ready in due time. "I hope return when you are finished here and play a sprints with all of them," he planned.