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More teams<\/p>\n
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Playing current campaigns to a finish is going to prove tricky, while fitting events such as the rescheduled Euro 2020 and Copa America tournaments into an already packed calendar will be tough.<\/p>\n
FIFA was also planning to introduce a 24-team Club World Cup from 2021, while there are domestic and continental competitions to complete as silverware remains up for grabs.<\/p>\n
Infantino concedes that the demands placed on those at the very highest level may have to be reined in, with the FIFA boss telling Gazzetta dello Sport when discussing finances in football: \u201cAn assessment of the global economic\u00a0impact is needed. It\u2019s difficult right now, we don\u2019t know when it will return to normal.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut we look at the opportunities. We can perhaps reform world football by taking a step back. With different formats. Less tournaments, but more interesting. Maybe fewer teams, but more balanced. Less games, to protect the health of the players, but more competitive.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s not science fiction, let\u2019s talk about it. We quantify the damages, let\u2019s see how we can cover them, we have to make sacrifices. The ones who managed their \u2018company\u2019 in a healthy way, will benefit \u2013 then we start again.<\/p>\n
\u201cNot from scratch, we are privileged. But let\u2019s all save football together, from a crisis that risks being irreversible.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
While happy to talk of \u201creform\u201d, Infantino is adamant that a European Super League, which has been mooted for some time, is not part of his plans.<\/p>\n
He added: \u201cIt makes me laugh.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd what else? From what I see, others are already planning and organising tournaments around the world, outside the institutional structures, and without respect for how\u00a0domestic, continental and world football is organised.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn the future we must have a least 50 national sides that can win the World Cup, not just eight in Europe and two in South America.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe need 50 clubs that can win the Club World Cup, not just five or six European ones. And 20 of these 50 will be European, which seems better than today\u2019s five or six. But it\u2019s not the right time to talk about this now.\u201d<\/p>\n
In the present, the world as a whole is focused on working through a global health scare, with sport having to take a back seat.<\/p>\n
Infantino said: \u201cHealth comes first, then everything else.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
\u201cFor the managers, the rest means hoping for the best but also preparing for the worst.<\/p>\n
\u201cWithout panicking, let\u2019s say it clearly: we will play again when we can do it without putting anyone\u2019s health at risk.<\/p>\n
\u201cFederations and leagues are ready to follow the recommendations of the governments and WHO [World Health Organisation]. I thank the doctors, nurses and all those who risk their lives to save others. They are heroes.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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