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The European Commission has channelled some of its development money spending to sporting programmes linked to the World Cup in South Africa. The funds were granted in response to requests from both South Africa and FIFA, world football's governing body, for the European Union to help make football a tool for development.
An agreement was signed in 2006 between the Commission and FIFA to help promote children's rights, anti-discrimination, post-conflict reconstruction and integration in Africa, Asia and the Caribbean.
Some of the aid given to South Africa went directly into projects linked to the World Cup.
A programme worth €17.5 million, co-funded by the Commission and the German government, is helping promote sport for young people. Activities being financed under the scheme include training sports teachers, developing training courses and setting up football leagues before and after the World Cup.
Another project, worth €300,000, involved training 200 journalists from across Africa ahead of the World Cup.
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