Infantino says FIFA never proposed a biennial World Cup
Gianni Infantino has stepped sharply back from hotly contested plans for a biennial World Cup, telling world football's leadership that FIFA had never proposed such an idea.
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FIFA boss steps sharply back from contested biennial World Cup plan
DOHA : Gianni Infantino has stepped sharply back from hotly contested plans for a biennial World Cup, telling world soccer’s leadership that FIFA had never proposed such an idea.
FIFA heads for record seven billion dollar revenues
FIFA is on target to reap record revenues of seven billion dollars on the back of this year's Qatar World Cup, president Gianni Infantino said Thursday as experts predicted a long-term financial boom for football. Infantino told the annual congress of the sport's world governing body that FIFA's finances were "great" and that it would beat its target of making $6.4 billion in the four years up to 2022 by $600 million.
"El Mundial bienal no es una propuesta de FIFA…"
Gianni Infantino salió al paso en su discurso del Congreso de la FIFA de las noticias que confirman que su organización se está encontrando muchas trabas para llevar a cabo el proyecto de un Mundial bienal: «La FIFA debe organizar competiciones internacionales propias. Son un impulsor del desarrollo. Ha llegado el momento de centrarnos en el futuro del fútbol y de las competiciones. Para todos. Así que aclaro algo del Mundial bienal. La FIFA no ha propuesto un Mundial bienal».
Egypt demand replay of World Cup play-off vs Senegal after "attack" on Mo Salah
Egypt have asked for their World Cup qualifier against Senegal to be relayed after they claimed Mo Salah was "attacked" in "a strange atmoshpere".
FIFA aims to put rows behind it and focus on Qatar World Cup
DOHA : FIFA officials will look to put aside division and controversy and turn the focus to this year's World Cup finals when they hold their annual congress in the Qatari capital on Thursday.
Gianni Infantino admits Qatar is ‘not paradise’ but insists he is seeing positive changes before World Cup
FIFA president Gianni Infantino admits Qatar is “not paradise” but insists he is seeing positive changes in the country ahead of this year’s World Cup.
FIFA begins talks over alternatives to biennial World Cup plan
DOHA : FIFA's strongly contested plans to hold the World Cup on a biennial basis are not on the agenda for this week's congress but talks are instead set to focus on alternative proposals, sources have told Reuters.