FIFA and Brazilian Presidents meet to ease tensions

FIFA head Sepp Blatter and Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff are meeting in Brazil to discuss preparations for the 2014 World Cup. Friday s meeting comes two weeks after FIFA secretary general Jerome Valcke made harsh remarks over Brazil s slow preparations, starting a row between the host country and world football s governing body. Pele and Ronaldo also joined Blatter and Rousseff in the nation s capital. Brazil Sports Minister Aldo Rebelo, who threatened to cut the country s ties with the FIFA official in charge of working with the government, also attended the meeting. Pele is a World Cup ambassador, while Ronaldo is a member of the local organizing committee.