体坛英语资讯：Widespread demonstrations mark World Cup draw
<p><span word="RIO">RIO</span> <span word="DE">DE</span> <span word="JANEIRO">JANEIRO</span>, <span word="July">July</span> 30-- <span word="With">With</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="watching">watching</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2017 <span word="FIFA">FIFA</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="Brazil">Brazil</span> <span word="Preliminary">Preliminary</span> <span word="Draw">Draw</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Rio">Rio</span> <span word="de">de</span> <span word="Janeiro">Janeiro</span>, <span word="protestors">protestors</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="streets">streets</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="variety">variety</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="causes">causes</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Gloria">Gloria</span> <span word="Marina">Marina</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="location">location</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Draw">Draw</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="heavy">heavy</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="force">force</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="installed">installed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="sure">sure</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="demonstrators">demonstrators</span> <span word="stay">stay</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="event">event</span>.</p><p><span word="Rio">Rio</span> <span word="de">de</span> <span word="Janeiro">Janeiro</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="roughly">roughly</span> 20 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="taxpayer">taxpayer</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="host">host</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2017 <span word="FIFA">FIFA</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="Brazil">Brazil</span> <span word="Preliminary">Preliminary</span> <span word="Draw">Draw</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Rio">Rio</span> <span word="de">de</span> <span word="Janeiro">Janeiro</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span>.</p><p><span word="Ironically">Ironically</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="event">event</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="demonstrators">demonstrators</span> <span word="expressed">expressed</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="disapproval">disapproval</span> <span word="outside">outside</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="venue">venue</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="sign">sign</span> <span word="displayed">displayed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="read">read</span>, "20 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="spent">spent</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="private">private</span> '<span word="party">party</span>'." <span word="Another">Another</span> <span word="sign">sign</span> <span word="read">read</span> "<span word="where">where</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="money">money</span>?"</p><p><span word="Participants">Participants</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="demonstration">demonstration</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="serious">serious</span> <span word="injustice">injustice</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span>, <span word="wasting">wasting</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="towards">towards</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="issues">issues</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="improving">improving</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="hospitals">hospitals</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="schools">schools</span>.</p><p><span word="Another">Another</span> <span word="branch">branch</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="protestors">protestors</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Brazilian">Brazilian</span> <span word="Confederation">Confederation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Soccer">Soccer</span> (<span word="CBF">CBF</span>) <span word="Ricardo">Ricardo</span> <span word="Teixeira">Teixeira</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="step">step</span> <span word="down">down</span>, <span word="carrying">carrying</span> <span word="signs">signs</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="read">read</span> "<span word="Out">Out</span> <span word="Ricardo">Ricardo</span> <span word="Teixeira">Teixeira</span>."</p><p><span word="Teixeira">Teixeira</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="command">command</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="CBF">CBF</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> 20 <span word="years">years</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="recently">recently</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="plan">plan</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="step">step</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2017 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="candidate">candidate</span> <span word="himself">himself</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="FIFA">FIFA</span>.</p><p><span word="Perhaps">Perhaps</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="legitimate">legitimate</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="demonstrate">demonstrate</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="front">front</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="FIFA">FIFA</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="Brazil">Brazil</span> <span word="Preliminary">Preliminary</span> <span word="Draw">Draw</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Social">Social</span> <span word="Committee">Committee</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2017 <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="Games">Games</span> (<span word="or">or</span> <span word="Comite">Comite</span> <span word="Social">Social</span> <span word="da">da</span> <span word="Copa">Copa</span> 2017 <span word="e">e</span> <span word="dos">dos</span> <span word="Jogos">Jogos</span> <span word="Olimpicos">Olimpicos</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Portuguese">Portuguese</span>).</p>
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