Gianni Infantino: FIFA president says his comments about refugees 'crossing the Mediterranean' were 'misinterpreted'

By George Ramsay, CNN

Updated 1003 GMT (1803 HKT) January 27, 2022

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(CNN)Gianni Infantino, the president of football's global governing body FIFA, has said his remarks about a biennial World Cup and bringing «hope» to refugees crossing the Mediterranean have been «misinterpreted.»

Speaking in an address to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) on Wednesday, Infantino spent the final part of his speech talking about FIFA and its «Future of Football» initiative.That initiative includes plans to host a World Cup every two years — rather than four — after the international match calendars for women's and men's football expire in 2023 and 2024 respectively. «This topic is not about