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The logo of the Qatar-hosted 2022 FIFA World Cup. (AFP)
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In this Friday, Feb. 26, 2016 file photo, newly elected FIFA president Gianni Infantino of Switzerland reacts during the extraordinary FIFA congress in Zurich, Germany. (AP Photo/Michael Probst, File)
FIFA Boss to Encourage Co-hosting for 2026 World Cup, not Worried about Russia Hooligans
FIFA President Gianni Infantino said Thursday he did not fear hooligan troubles at the World Cup in Russia next year, adding he intends to encourage co-hosting for the 2026 tournament that could bring together three or four countries with four or five stadiums each....Caption:
Cars drive past a logo in front of FIFA’s headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland June 8, 2016. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann
FIFA Approves World Cup Expansion to 48 Teams in 2026
FIFA approved on Tuesday to expand the World Cup to 48 teams in 2026 from its current 32, a move considered as the first major change to the World Cup format since the tournament was boosted from 24 to 32 teams for the 1998 tournament in France. Soccer’s...Caption:
Fifa’s president Gianni Infantino has said the governing body’s executive committee will make a final decision on proposed World Cup reform in January. Photograph: Fabrice Coffrini/AFP/Getty Images
Gianni Infantino and Fifa seem to have a New Plan: to Kill the World Cup
Some movies are so bad they kill more than themselves. Sometimes, they kill a series. As George Clooney wryly (and rightly) observed after Batman & Robin: “I think we might have killed the franchise.” Occasionally, a movie is such a disaster it kills an entire...Caption:
FIFA President Gianni Infantino. Reuters