Friday, March 4, 2016

2026 World Cup bid must be 'bullet-proof', says Infantino (Reuters)

New FIFA President Gianni Infantino leaves the pitch after a friendly football match at FIFA headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland February 29, 2016. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann

FIFA must make the 2026 World Cup bidding process "absolutely bullet-proof" because the entire organization's credibility is at stake, new president Gianni Infantino said on Friday. Infantino, elected Fifa boss last week, hopes to start 2026 bidding within three months after it was delayed by the wide-reaching corruption scandal that rocked the governing body last year. "We have to get the 2026 bidding process absolutely right," Infantino told the BBC.


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