The belief that the World Cup It will give a new impetus to football, despite the criticisms it receives for the burden on players with many more games, the Janny Infantine.
“Club World Cup opens a new era for football“FIFA President Gianni Ifantino said, speaking to the French News Agency (AFP), comparing the new 32 teams, scheduled to start Sunday morning, with the first World Cup in 1930.
Shortly before the start of the tournament, with a scheduled opening race for 20:00. Local time (03:00 Greek time) between Inter Miami of Lionel Messi and the Egyptian Al Achli team, Oziani Infantino, made sure to emphasize the “historical” nature, according to him, of this new event.
“It’s a bit like when the first World Cup began in 1930. Today, everyone is talking about this new World Cup, so it’s a history“, He argued. Ninety -five years ago, the great adventure of the World Cup in Uruguay began and Gianni Infantino pointed out that then “Only European and South American countries had participated. However”
“We want to be without exclusion. We want to offer opportunities to clubs from all over the world. This is really about the globalization of football, making it truly global. They say it’s the number one sport in the world and is, but the elite is very concentrated in a small number of clubs and countries“, He argued.
He also insisted on defending this project, despite the criticism he received, especially on overloading the program. The accumulation of matches during this World Cup of Clubs, which will last until July 13, the final date, is likely to be burdened with star legs such as Kilian Bape, Usman Dembele, Harry Caine and Erling Haland.
“I am convinced that as soon as the ball starts to roll, the whole world will understand what is happening here. Will be something special“, He said decisively optimistic, while for the tickets he stressed:
“FIFA is criticized if prices are very high, if prices are very low if we offer students’ bids. When I was a student and I had no money, I would like FIFA to come to me and say, “Do you want to come to see a World Cup match?”“He complained.
And added: ‘We do not want empty stadiums. I’m sure they will be filled”
Wanting to defend the Club World Cup, Gianni Infantino explained that the awarding of the World Cup TV rights on the DAZN platform in exchange for a billion dollars, it was already financially successful.
“Name me a great football event that makes this possible today“, He said.
As for the success of the event, he noted that he was “sure”. “We will discuss it again in the end, but I am already positive by looking at the number of tickets sold and the TV rights”
Finally, when asked about protests that multiply in the United States against Donald Trump’s immigration policy, which mainly ordered the mission of military personnel to Los Angeles, Gianni Infantino showed no concern about the situation:
“Security is always an absolute priority for us. So when an event happens, as in Los Angeles, we are watching the situation, we are in constant contact with the authorities and we want the fans to be able to watch matches with complete security“, He concluded.
Source: Sport Fm
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