Le tournoi... dans le rouge?
Publié : 17 septembre 2007 17:11
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This summer's FIFA under-20 tournament drew over two million fans across Canada but ended up costing the CSA money.
"It's safe to say we didn't make money," he (Angus Barrett, CSA Director at Large) said. "We did lose money."
But that's not the case according to Peter Montopoli, national event director for the U-20 tournament.
Montopoli says talk of a loss is wrong, adding it is too early to determine the bottom line.
"At this point of time there is no financial statement that's been finalized," he said Monday from Ottawa.
Once the final figures are determined, the CSA will talk to FIFA about how to handle them.
The initial financial forecast for the event was a breakeven position, but then cumulative attendance soared to a tournament record 1.195 million.
This summer's FIFA under-20 tournament drew over two million fans across Canada but ended up costing the CSA money.
"It's safe to say we didn't make money," he (Angus Barrett, CSA Director at Large) said. "We did lose money."
But that's not the case according to Peter Montopoli, national event director for the U-20 tournament.
Montopoli says talk of a loss is wrong, adding it is too early to determine the bottom line.
"At this point of time there is no financial statement that's been finalized," he said Monday from Ottawa.
Once the final figures are determined, the CSA will talk to FIFA about how to handle them.
The initial financial forecast for the event was a breakeven position, but then cumulative attendance soared to a tournament record 1.195 million.