Blatter pledges $100m to Brazil
FIFA President Sepp Blatter has pledged to give at least $100 million from profits back to Brazil after protests over the high cost of staging the World Cup.
Brazil police 'had no choice but to respond' to violence
Angry clashes have broken out between protesters and police outside the Confederations Cup semi-final match in Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
"The protesters started this when they tried to break through our outer barrier," police captain Flavio Almeida told the Associated Press. "We had no choice but to respond."
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