The pretext is always the same, and repeated once more by Gianni Infantino: “You have to convince the boys to put their phones away and play football.
“A strong supporter of a World Cup every two years, the FIFA president is now pushing for a Euro on the same model.
At the microphone of the Italian show
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, Monday on Rai Radio 1, the boss of planetary football first explained that the biennial World Cup "is not my request but that of the FIFA congress which asked a feasibility study ”.
“We did a very serious study,” he continued.
From a sporting point of view it works, the economic impact is positive for everyone.
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While many voices, like that of Kylian Mbappé, denounce a possible devaluation of the World Cup and the infernal rates, Infantino does not dismantle: "What is more important is that it is good for the protection of the national leagues and for the players themselves, there would be fewer games with a break in July.
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UEFA opposed to Infantino's plans
And too bad if, unlike the African CAF, the powerful South American (COMNEBOL) and European (UEFA) confederations are up against this project?
"The Europeans could also have the same pace," then dares the boss of FIFA, well aware that there is no chance that his UEFA counterpart Alexander Ceferin will accede to his wishes.
But hey, sowing ideas in the hope that they will germinate at an uncertain date is also to play politics.
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