Victoria premier plays down World Cup concerns 07/12/2009 |
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A football World Cup in Australia would not have a negative impact on the AFL season, Victoria premier John Brumby has insisted.
The country is bidding to host the 2018 or 2022 World Cup but concerns have been raised that the overlap would interrupt the AFL season.
Brumby said: “I don’t think there are any circumstances in which you wouldn’t have an AFL season, but I think the AFL is absolutely right in raising the issues about the competing and overlapping aspects of the World Cup and AFL.
“It’s important to bear in mind that the World Cup is the biggest event in the world. It has around three times the number of viewers of an Olympic Games and so it’s something that would really put Australia on the map.”
South Australian premier Mike Rann added that his state was already making plans for the event.
He said: “South Australia and Adelaide is keen to be a host city for World Cup games and indeed we are submitting $450m to upgrade Adelaide Oval, which will be great for football, great for international cricket but will also be Fifa-compliant and capable of hosting World Cup games.”
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