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Brasileiro Side Flamengo Bids For Control Of Maracanã Stadium

Brasileiro side Flamengo Chair Eduardo de Mello "wants the club to take management control of Rio de Janeiro's Maracanã stadium to maximise its revenue potential, but is facing opposition from within the sporting club," according to Samindra Kunti of INSIDE WORLD FOOTBALL. The Maracanã was built for the 1950 World Cup, "but revamped into a state-of-the-art venue for the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup and the 2014 FIFA World Cup." In the post-World Cup era, the Maracanã, also a venue for the 2016 Rio Olympic Games, "has been run by the Consorcio Maracana, formed by Odebrecht, IMX and AEG." Flamengo shares the stadium with arch-rival Fluminense, but is "unhappy with the poor economic returns" of playing at the Maracanã. Flamengo rents the Maracanã for an annual fee of €2M ($2.2M). It splits the gate revenue "equally with the consortium." Flamengo attracted 28,641 fans on average this season per game, with a ticket costing €9.8 ($11) on average. De Mello believes that "it would be better" for Flamengo to take over the Maracanã itself after the contract runs out at the end of '16. De Mello said, "The priority is the Maracanã. It's not ours, but folks would want it to be." If Flamengo fails to take over the Maracanã, other forces within the club "are calling for the construction of a brand-new stadium" (INSIDE WORLD FOOTBALL, 10/19).

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