RIO DE JANEIRO — FIFA President Sepp Blatter responded 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. Soccer's governing body gave South Africa $100 million to invest in development projects following the 2010 World Cup, but had not previously said it would establish a similar "social fund" after the 2014 tournament to Brazil. The Confederations Cup, a World Cup warmup event, has been marred by protesters denouncing billions of dollars spent to host the World Cup — money some...
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