FIFA President Sepp Blatter on Monday declared theConfederations Cup a success despite clashes between police andprotesters near some matches.As host nation Brazil was beating Spain in Sunday’s final of the2014 World Cup warmup tournament, police officers were using teargas canisters and stun grenades outside Rio de Janeiro’s MaracanaStadium.Blatter said he was ”not going to discuss” police actions torepel protests outside some of the grounds in Brazil over the lasttwo weeks.”Thanks to all those who have helped to make this competitionsuch a success despite … of all this unrest and protests,”Blatter said. ”I am happy to come to the conclusion now, with thesporting results and also – with at least the impression that – thesocial unrest is now resting. I don’t know how long, but it is nowresting.”Many of Brazil’s anti-government protesters expressed anger atthe lack of investment in public services compared with thebillions of dollars being spent on next year’s World Cup.”Football is connecting people in the stadia and connectingpeople outside the stadia and … I am sure that we will have awonderful World Cup next year,” Blatter said at a newsconference.”When you have next year the World Cup, or you have the OlympicGames here (in 2016), you can never… Read full this story
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