MPRESS/ LINK CHANGE/ Declaring that his country has a "tremendous responsibility" to match the first finals put on by Africa, President Lula da Silva unveiled the 2014 World Cup logo. "We are learning from them to ensure that [2014] will be even better." The winning design "Inspiration" was chosen from 25 entries.
For a report about Brasil's lack of preparation, with Sao Paulo's Morumbi Stadium being dropped as a site and FIFA secretary general Jerome Valcke describing Brasil's lack of progress as “amazing,” GO TO:
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5ilxSmWAJqo_KASprKbuxCASfgGcQ
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