Sentence examples for cup spending from inspiring English sources

Brazil's World Cup spending was wild from the start.

Rousseff's approval ratings had plummeted after a million Brazilians took to the streets to protest failing public services, corruption and World Cup spending in June 2013.

The massive street demonstrations against government corruption and World Cup spending that shook Brazilian cities last June have evolved into smaller protests, often led by fringe groups.

The wave of demonstrations, which began in opposition to rising transportation costs but has since evolved to focus on political corruption and World Cup spending, are the largest protests Brazil has seen in two decades.

In 2013, when massed street protests against corruption and World Cup spending shook Brazilian streets, some demonstrators took aim at highly paid Brazilian footballer and Barcelona star Neymar, comparing his fat salary with the skimpy wages of public sector teachers.

Brazil: Police in São Paulo managing press coverage of an anti-Fifa, anti-World Cup spending protest by "arresting or assaulting" 14 journalists among a total 262 arrests, according to local media.

Meanwhile, the men running the European Champions Cup spent the day trying to reschedule a fistful of games postponed following the terrorist attacks in Paris on Friday night.

Accompanied on its tour by a couple of surly-looking bodyguards, the Cup spends most of its time in bank vaults, emerging, Michael Jackson-like, for quick appearances before the cameras before being whisked back into seclusion.

He has captained his country in all formats, won an ODI World Cup, spent a period as the best batsman on the planet, and was part of the great Australian team that bucked history to finally defeat India in their backyard in 2004.

Northampton, a side who have made do-or-die something of a trademark when it comes to the Heineken Cup, spent Thursday poring over the hand they have been dealt this time around and bracing themselves for another cliffhanger against Castres.

The 28-year-old, who is currently captaining Papua New Guinea in the World Cup, spent two seasons with the Wildcats after joining them from NRL side Cronulla Sharks.