2010 World Cup helps FIFA revenues to record

The World Cup in South Africa has helped FIFA’s revenues past the billion dollar mark for the first time, world football’s governing body said Friday.

“We are very confident, not only confident but very proud, that we can deliver the World Cup to Africa and that Africa can deliver the World Cup to the world,” Blatter said after a two day FIFA executive committee meeting.

FIFA, a non profit-making organisation, said it had made a 196 million dollar surplus in 2009, as revenues soared to 1.06 billion dollars. @Soccerway

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