Sepp Blatter: FIFA unhappy over empty seats

Sepp Blatter has suggested that unsold tickets for Confederations Cup matches should be given away rather than have empty seats at game, BBC says.

The FIFA president spoke a news briefing on Monday after disappointing crowds marked the opening day.
Neither of Sunday's games attracted capacity crowds.

"I had a meeting with the organising committee this morning, and I think they should have done a little bit more to bring more people to the stadium.

"They could have given the empty seats at Ellis Park to the boys and girls who had taken part in the opening ceremony.

"They could have watched the match. There must be some action taken for the rest of the competition. To have half-empty stadiums is not FIFA.''

"They have to do something about it. We know that the prices of the tickets cannot be too high, but bring the young people or the poor people into the stadium, and nobody will be offended by that."

Blatter added: "We were not happy with the crowd at the opening match (South Africa v Iraq) or on Sunday evening when the European champions Spain were playing New Zealand in Rustenburg.

"It is up to the organisers, the local media, to get the message across."