April 2 – The word legacy seems to accompany every World Cup but post-tournament the evidence is frequently conspicuous by its absence. Reports in Brazil have revealed that the World Cup stadium in Natal is up for sale since the company that owns it is suffering from cash flow problems following a corruption scandal.
Natal’s Dunas arena is being sold by owner Grupo OAS, with the company also trying to offload the 50% share it owns of the Fonte Nova arena in Salvador.
OAS spent 591 million reais ($187 million) completely rebuilding the old Fonte Nova arena in Salvador and 423 million reais ($133 million) on the new Dunas arena in Natal. The Fonte Nova hosted six games at the World Cup and the Dunas arena four.
Earlier this week Esporte Club Bahia, one of the biggest clubs in Salvador, said they were abandoning plans to use the Fonte Nova because they felt the owners did not respect their fans.
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