FIFA Is Holding The $11 Million World Cup Draw At This Lavish Resort In The Middle Of Nowhere
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"This World Cup draw in Bahia may be the most ridiculous boondoggle of all time," Sports Illustrated's soccer writer Grant Wahl said yesterday.
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The 2014 World Cup Draw will be held Friday in Costa do Sauipe - an isolated luxury resort near the port city of Salvador.
There are no residents within a 30-mile radius of the resort, according to ESPN's Gab Marcotti. And some are criticizing the event and its price tag ($11 million) as the height of FIFA's over-the-top extravagance.
The resort features swan boats, turtles, horseback rides, and white sand beaches. It's lavish, particularly when you consider the national economic woes that spawned widespread protests last summer.
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