Workers labor at the site of a new hotel being built for the high demand expected during the 2014 World Cup, in Brasilia March 8, 2012. FIFA President Sepp Blatter apologized on Tuesday to Brazil's Sports Minister Aldo Rebelo for disparaging remarks made by FIFA general secretary Jerome Valcke about the country's slow progress in preparing for the tournament. Valcke had told the media that organizers in Brazil needed a "kick up the backside." Picture taken March 8. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino (BRAZIL - Tags: SPORT SOCCER POLITICS)