Infantino: My comments about the biennial World Cup were taken out of context

Swiss president Gianni Infantino said his comments suggesting that a two-year World Cup might convince Africans not to risk death by crossing the Mediterranean were taken out of context.

In a speech to the European Council yesterday, Infantino spoke about many matters, including players' agents, the World Cup in Qatar 2022 and FIFA's proposals to hold the World Cup every two years.

The FIFA president ended his talk about holding the World Cup every two years, noting that the reason the International Federation sees behind the controversial idea put forward by Arsene Wenger stems from the desire to give opportunities to many people in the world to enjoy the best players for the future of football. "

"We see that football is developing in the direction that there are some who own everything, while the majority don't own anything," added the FIFA president at the European Council in Strasbourg.

He continued: "In Europe, the World Cup is held twice a week, because the best players play in Europe, where there is no need for more events, but if we think about the rest of the world and even in Europe, most of Europe does not see the best players and does not participate in major tournaments." .

But while explaining the ethical dilemmas causing turmoil in football today, Infantino's speech took a curious turn, suggesting that changes to the World Cup might make refugees think twice about escaping from Africa to Europe.

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