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‘I’m Interested in the Club World Cup, Not the Superleague’ – FIFA President Responds To Reports About a European Premier League

- Wien 14.09.2020 - Die Schweizer Justiz hat am 30.09.2020 ein Strafverfahren gegen den Fifa-Präsidenten Gianni Infantino eröffnet. Es geht dabei um geheime Treffen zwischen dem Chef des Fußball-Weltverbandes und dem Leiter der schweizer Bundesanwaltschaft Lauber. Das teilte die Aufsichtsbehörde über die Bundesanwaltschaft AB-BA mit. - PHOTO: Fifa-Präsidenten Gianni Infantino in Wien bei einer Veranstaltung. // Vienna Austria - The Swiss judiciary opened criminal proceedings against Fifa President Gianni Infantino on September 30, 2020. It is about secret meetings between the head of the football world association and the head of the Swiss federal prosecutor Lauber. This was announced by the supervisory authority via the Federal Prosecutor s Office AB-BA. PHOTO: Fifa President Gianni Infantino in Vienna at an event. Fifa-Präsidenten Gianni Infantino *** Vienna 14 09 2020 On 30 09 2020, the Swiss judiciary opened criminal proceedings against Fifa President Gianni Infantino on 30 09 2020 The Swiss judiciary opened criminal proceedings against Fifa President Gianni Infantino on September 30 The Swiss judiciary opened criminal proceedings against Fifa President Gianni Infantino on 30 09 2020 This is about secret meetings between the head of the World Football Association and the head of the Swiss Federal Prosecutors Office Lauber This was announced by the supervisory authority over the Federal Prosecutors Office AB BA with PHOTO Fifa President Gianni Infantino in Vienna at an event Vienna Austria The Swiss judiciary opened criminal proceedings against Fifa President Gianni Infantino on September 30 2020 It is about secret meetings between the head of the football world association and the head of the Swiss federal prosecutor Lauber This was announced by the supervisory authority via the Federal Prosecutor s Office AB BA PHOTO Fifa President Gianni Infantino in Vienna at an event Fifa President Gianni Infantino PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxAUT

Sky Sports reported that elite clubs had dialogue to establish a European Premier League with FIFA’s support and backing. With the coronavirus pandemic affecting various clubs’ pockets, this league would undoubtedly bring in revenue, which was lost in 2020. 

However, before everyone gets all excited about seeing the top clubs share a league, FIFA President Gianni Infantino put some cold water surrounding this idea. In an interview with Aargauer Zeitung (via France Football), Infantino isn’t interested in a separatist tournament that would involve the biggest clubs in Europe. 

Instead, the 50-year-old wants to continue the FIFA Club World Cup’s growth, which is expanding to 24 clubs and will take place in China in 2022. For Infantino, he has no interest in top European clubs play one another, as he is more in the ballpark of wanting teams such as Liverpool FC to take on Boca Juniors and other clubs in North and South America, for example. 

“As the president of FIFA, I’m interested in the Club World Cup, not the superleague,” Infantino said. “For me, it’s not Bayern Munich against Liverpool, but Bayern against Boca Juniors. Liverpool have 180 million fans around the world. Flamengo has 40 million fans, and 39 million of them are in Brazil. Liverpool have maybe 5 million fans in England and 175 million fans around the world.”

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