FIFA President Sepp Blatter responded on Friday to criticism of the cost of staging the World Cup in Brazil by pledging to give at least $100 million from profits back to the country.
World football’s governing body gave South Africa $100 million to invest in development projects after the 2010 World Cup, but had not previously said it would establish a similar “social fund” after the 2014 tournament to Brazil. “We have left a legacy (in SA), a special fund of $100 million. I’m sure an amount like that, or even higher, will be possible to have here,” he said.