FIFA head emphatically rejects Colombian World Cup bid

The president of the world’s governing authority slammed Colombia’s bid for the 2014 soccer World Cup by calling it a “public relations” campaign designed to divert attention from the country’s problems. Sepp Blatter (image) commented the following on Wednesday:

“For 2014 there are two candidates-one is Brazil and the other is Colombia. Yet Colombia’s bid is merely a public relations presentation that is, in effect, not only due to what’s in the news but also for soccer.”

However, Blatter did not discard the possibility that Brazil may not win their bid for the 2014 World Cup and that the tournament “could be moved north” to the North America.

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