Rio De Janeiro, June 19
FIFA president Sepp Blatter denied that the Confederations Cup and World Cup are the causes for mass protests across Brazil.
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The International Federation of Association Football (French: Fédération Internationale de Football Association), commonly known by the acronym FIFA (usual ), is the international governing body of association football, futsal and beach football.
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