However, the planned expansion of the mini-tournament should only be implemented later, the first edition with 32 teams is planned for 2025. It was also made clear that Infantino is only in his first term and could stay until 2031.
Real Madrid 2023 there
Details of the 2025 Club World Cup, as well as the host and date, have yet to be discussed and decided, Infantino said. Originally, a new tournament with 24 teams should have taken place in China in the summer of 2021. Due to the corona-related postponement of the EM 2020 and the Copa America by one year, the reformed tournament was also postponed. In addition, the plans for the new format with more teams had been suspended for the time being. At the upcoming edition of the Club World Cup, Real Madrid is the European representative as the winner of the Champions League.
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Infantino before re-election
During consultations in the Council, it was also made clear “that I am in my first term,” said the Swiss during a press conference. He has led FIFA since February 2016. Next March, the 52-year-old will stand for re-election unopposed at the FIFA Congress in Kigali. Then his second term would begin, said the Swiss. According to the statutes, the FIFA President can be elected for a maximum of three terms of four years each.
New statement on “One Love” pad
Infantino also commented again on the cause “One Love” armband at the World Cup in Qatar. “It’s not about banning something, it’s about following the rules,” said the 52-year-old. “Football is played on the football field. Everyone can express their opinion, but when you go on the field we have to respect football. It’s nothing new.” It’s about protecting football.
Lame with criticism
The German ex-world champion Philipp Lahm, meanwhile, sharply criticized the FIFA President for his administration. “FIFA has continued to lose credibility due to the top representative. One increasingly gets the impression that Gianni Infantino is not looking for the best solution in terms of football and that he simply does not have integrity,” said the chief organizer of the EM 2024 in Germany Editorial network Germany.