Wednesday, January 11, 2017

Fifa approves expanded World Cup for 2026...

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The controversial proposal has faced criticism from some of the sport's most powerful voices, including warnings that it would dilute the quality of play and overburden already exhausted players.

But Infantino had in recent weeks voiced confidence that his flagship project would be approved.

While noting that a bigger tournament would bring in more money, the Fifa chief has also argued that more World Cup berths would help drive football's global growth.

 Africa and Asia could be the big winners in a larger format with a rise in their number of places, currently at 5 and 4.5 respectively. Full story...

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