(ANSA) – DOHA, MAR 31 – “Fifa has never proposed a two-year World Cup” but has only studied its “feasibility”: this is how world football No. 1 Gianni Infantino, in his speech at the opening of the Congress in Doha, taking a step back in the face of the numerous objections raised by this controversial project and saying it is now aimed at obtaining “a” compromise “agreement.
“I want to be very clear: Fifa has never offered a biennial World Cup,” said Infantino where this issue was not even put on the agenda. “The last FIFA Congress (in 2021, ed.) Entrusted the FIFA administration with a vote to study the feasibility of a World Cup every two years”, he recalled. “Fifa has not proposed anything.
They came to the conclusion that it was feasible and that it would have repercussions, an impact. The next stage is consultation, discussion, finding agreement and compromises, “he continued.
“It takes a debate to find what is best for everyone. The big ones have to get bigger and the little ones have to benefit from it too. So thank you all for your contributions”, said Infantino, according to whom “a pandemic will he recalled how health comes first, even football which is the most important of the least important. We were able to get back to playing, and it was only possible thanks to the way FIFA is governed today “.
“Now, when we saw the light at the end of the tunnel and we approach a fantastic world in Qatar, what happens? War – he added -, with the fear of a global conflict. There are terrible wars all over the world, we live in an aggressive, divided world. But I am a person who believes in the power of football to bring people together, to break down barriers. Football is the sport of the world, but we are not naive enough to believe that it can solve all problems. ‘Ukraine with a heavy heart: the last European I organized, as UEFA general secretary, was in Poland and Ukraine. My last final was in Kiev. And the last world championship I worked on as FIFA president was been to Russia “. (HANDLE).
Source: Ansa
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