FIFA pledges $1 million typhoon aid for Philippines
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Typhoon survivor and distrcit property custodian Norman Acala examines a book as he tries to save pieces from the school library at the Daniel Z. Romualdez Memorial Elementary School at typhoon-ravaged Tolosa town, Leyte province, central Philippines on Monday, Dec. 9, 2013. One month since Typhoon Haiyan, signs of progress in this shattered Philippine city are mixed with reminders of the scale of the disaster and the challenges ahead. Tens of thousands are living amid the ruins of their former lives, underneath shelters made from scavenged materials and handouts. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
Typhoon survivor and distrcit property custodian Norman Acala examines a book as he tries to save pieces from the school library at the Daniel Z. Romualdez Memorial Elementary School at typhoon-ravaged Tolosa town, Leyte province, central Philippines on Monday, Dec. 9, 2013. One month since Typhoon Haiyan, signs of progress in this shattered Philippine city are mixed with reminders of the scale of the disaster and the challenges ahead. Tens of thousands are living amid the ruins of their former lives, underneath shelters made from scavenged materials and handouts. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
MANILA, Philippines >> The Philippine Football Federation says FIFA has offered up to $1 million in funding to repair football projects damaged by Typhoon Haiyan.
The federation says FIFA pledged the money this week after approving grants in meetings held on the sidelines of the World Cup draw in Brazil.
FIFA President Sepp Blatter said after the typhoon struck last month that “we are at your disposal if special assistance is needed for the football family.”
Philippine football officials will send FIFA details in the coming weeks of projects that need financial support.
