SOUTH AFRICA: FOOTBALL/SOCCER - We made a lot of money out of 2010 World Cup in South Africa says FIFA
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SOUTH AFRICA: FOOTBALL/SOCCER - We made a lot of money out of 2010 World Cup in South Africa says FIFA
- Title: SOUTH AFRICA: FOOTBALL/SOCCER - We made a lot of money out of 2010 World Cup in South Africa says FIFA
- Date: 15th March 2011
- Summary: JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA (MARCH 14, 2011) (REUTERS) EXTERIOR OF SAFA HOUSE VEHICLES DONATED BY FIFA TO SOUTH AFRICAN FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION (SAFA) PARKED OUTSIDE SIGNPOST OF 2010 FIFA WORLD CUP LEGACY FOOTBALL DEVELOPMENT MORE OF VEHICLES PARKED OUTSIDE FIFA OFFICIALS ADDRESSING THE MEDIA JOURNALISTS LISTENING AND TAKING PICTURES MORE OF OFFICIALS SEATED (SOUNDBITE) (English) FIFA SECRETARY GENERAL JEROME VALCKE SAYING: "If you think about what people were saying on this World Cup, that it would be impossible to organise a World Cup in South Africa and FIFA will lose tons of money. We have not lost any money, we have made a lot of money. The money is now used again. We gave a special bonus 550,000 to the 208 member associations. We gave a special bonus of five millions to the six confederations. We still have development programmes in Africa, we are not leaving South Africa now for Brazil. We will have a number of development programmes in Africa. We are working on programmes in South America. So again, I will not say thanks to South Africa, I think South Africa can say thanks to all the world that would trust South Africa and never put any questions on the capability of South Africa and FIFA to organise this World Cup and together we succeeded and developed the best ever World Cup as we said already, organised by FIFA since 1930. Now good luck to Brazil for 2014 and I can confirm that it is not easier than in South Africa." MORE OF OFFICIALS LISTENING (SOUNDBITE) (English) FORMER 2010 FIFA WORLD CUP LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE CEO DANNY JORDAAN SAYING " There is the building of the centres of excellence or "20 centres for 2010", then there is the artificial pitch programme of "Winning Africa with Africa" and he also talked about the administrative training and professionalisation to give the associations on the continent a skill to manage football, to organize and run football on a professional basis, greater efficiency in the execution and the delivery of football on the continent so I have no doubt that the benefit for Africa has been substantial." MORE OF FIFA OFFICIALS MORE OF THE MEDIA
- Embargoed: 30th March 2011 13:00
- Keywords:
- Location: South Africa, South Africa
- Country: South Africa
- Topics: Sports
- Reuters ID: LVA8EME0CZV301RZNLDWSLEPL3R
- Story Text: FIFA Secretary General Jerome Valcke was in Johannesburg on Monday (March 14) to assess the impact of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa and arrange finance to keep soccer developing in the continent.
Valcke said it was the best World Cup FIFA had ever organised.
"If you think about what people were saying on this World Cup, that it would be impossible to organise a World Cup in South Africa and FIFA will lose tons of money. We have not lost any money, we have made a lot of money," he told reporters.
"The money is now used again. We gave a special bonus 550,000 to the 208 member associations. We gave a special bonus of five millions to the six confederations. We still have development programmes in Africa, we are not leaving South Africa now for Brazil. We will have a number of development programmes in Africa. We are working on programmes in South America. So again, I will not say thanks to South Africa, I think South Africa can say thanks to all the world that would trust South Africa and never put any questions on the capability of South Africa and FIFA to organise this World Cup and together we succeeded and developed the best ever World Cup as we said already, organised by FIFA since 1930. Now good luck to Brazil for 2014 and I can confirm that it is not easier than in South Africa."
Money from the World Cup is being distributed to the clubs whose players contributed to the tournament. Over 700 players took part and monies are allocated per player through national associations to the clubs.
Other money is paid to fund African development programmes, and there is another allocation to bring on the game in South America, ready for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.
South Africa's Danny Jordaan, the local organising committee CEO for the 2010 World Cup, detailed some of the programmes that will continue soccer in Africa.
"There is the building of the centres of excellence or "20 centres for 2010", then there is the artificial pitch programme of "Winning Africa with Africa" and he also talked about the administrative training and professionalisation to give the associations on the continent a skill to manage football, to organize and run football on a professional basis, greater efficiency in the execution and the delivery of football on the continent so I have no doubt that the benefit for Africa has been substantial." - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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