Nobody likes the money spent on stadiums".
Construction on stadiums in Manaus, Cuiaba, Natal, Salvador, Belo Horizonte and Brasilia is moving along.
It is, sadly, too late to bring sanity to spending on stadiums for the World Cup.
The preparations took five years, taking in the now customary public spending on stadiums and infrastructure.
It originally stated that the South African government spent $33bn£22.5bnbn) on stadiums and infrastructure.
The league argues the extra credits would allow the owners to spend more on stadiums and other revenue-producing investments.
Money is also being spent on stadiums and transport, preparing the country to host the 2010 football World Cup.
The lion's share is spent on construction, both on stadiums and on transport capacity to shuttle people between events.
40,000,000,000 — Amount, in dollars, spent on stadiums and infrastructure ahead of the Beijing Olympics.
"You can't say, 'Let's spend a big chunk of money on stadiums.' " Mets and Yankees officials would not comment.
9,500,000,000 — Amount, in dollars, spent on stadiums and infrastructure ahead of the 2004 Athens Olympics.
