The president of FIFA, Gianni Infantino, defended this Friday in Bangkok the next Club World Cup, which will be held between June and July 2025 in USA and where the competition will be expanded to 32 teams, in the face of criticism expressed by footballers’ associations.
“FIFA organizes 1% of the main club matches worldwide. With national teams it is similar, between 1 and 2%. The rest belongs to leagues, federations, confederations,” said he. Infantino in a serious tone in his speech at the FIFA Congress to be held in the Thai capital.
“I hope that these figures, which can be revised, put an end to this senseless debate,” the president stressed, noting that the income generated by FIFA They are distributed “worldwide.”
Earlier this month, the professional footballers’ international union (FIFPRO) and the World Leagues Association asked FIFA in a letter to withdraw the international calendar and commit to rescheduling the 2025 Club World Cup to avoid saturation of matches and protect footballers.
Unions argued that the strategy of FIFA with its competitions “negatively disrupting the football industry, endangering national leagues and clubs”, and they even warned they could take “legal action” against world football’s governing body.
Source: La Verdad
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