Thursday, November 3, 2016

Infantino says World Cup plan would keep dream alive for more teams (Reuters)

FIFA President Gianni Infantino gestures during an interview with Reuters at the FIFA headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland November 2, 2016. Picture taken on November 2, 2016. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann

By Brian Homewood ZURICH (Reuters) - FIFA president Gianni Infantino says his plan to expand the World Cup soccer finals is less drastic than his critics suggest, and would create more excitement for fans, broadcasters and sponsors. The Swiss-Italian was elected president of the sport's world governing body in February, having promised as part of his campaign to expand the World Cup from 32 teams to 40. Germany coach Joachim Loew expressed concern about a "watering-down of quality", while the chief executive of leading German side Borussia Dortmund described it as "complete insanity".


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