FIFA President Infantino announces new ASEAN Cup tournament for Southeast Asian nations
KUALA LUMPUR: FIFA President Gianni Infantino unveiled a new football tournament for Southeast Asian nations on Sunday at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations summit in Malaysia. Southeast Asia already stages the ASEAN Championship, a biennial regional competition, with Vietnam winning the most recent edition in January. But Infantino said the new tournament will be held during FIFA’s international match window allowing players from leagues around the world to join their national teams. “Through the FIFA ASEAN Cup, we are uniting countries together, and this competition will be a huge success,” Infantino said.