Brazil's sports minister said the comments made by Fifa's Jerome Valcke were out of order and inappropriate for talks between the Brazilian government and football's governing body. Aldo Rebelo said his government was not prepared to talk to Mr Valcke anymore. In a news conference in London on Friday, the secretary general of Fifa said Brazil needed a "kick up the backside" to speed up its preparation for the World Cup. Fifa's secretary general complained that the construction of the stadium was late, and that public transport and lodging was insufficient.
巴西体育部长称,考虑到巴西政府和足球管理机构之间的会谈,杰罗姆·瓦尔克的此番批评违反了规定,也不合适。阿尔多·里贝洛称本国政府已不准备与瓦尔克再进行对话。周五在伦敦的新闻发布会上,Fifa秘书长称得踢巴西的屁股,才能加快世界杯的准备工作。Fifa秘书长抱怨说体育馆的建设已经晚了,公共交通和住宿设施也不够。
The US Department of Justice says it's hopeful there will be swift resolution and compensation payments to plaintiffs harmed by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill two years ago. The comments come after the oil giant BP said it had reached a $7.8bn settlement with more than 100,000 individual and business claimants affected by the spill. The department welcomed BP's approach but added that the United States would continue to pursue BP and other parties over federal law violations and environmental damage to the Gulf of Mexico. Court proceedings are due to start on Monday.