Gianni Infantino, president of the International Federation of Association Football , attends the signing a Memorandum of Understanding at Vienna International Centre in Vienna, Austria on September 14, 2020, on the occasion of a new partnership with the United Nation’s Office on Drugs and Crime to jointly tackle corruption and crime in football.
“Any club or player involved in such a competition would as a consequence not be allowed to participate in any competition organised by FIFA or their respective confederation,” said Thursday’s statement, signed by FIFA president Gianni Infantino along with the heads of all six continental confederations including UEFA.
That followed reports in the UK that negotiations were nearing conclusion for the creation of a “European Premier League” of 18 clubs, backed by $6 billion of financing from major banks. Meanwhile, FIFA remains focused on plans for an expanded, 24-team Club World Cup, championed by Infantino.The competition was due to take place for the first time this year in China but was put back to a later date after Euro 2020 and the Copa America were postponed to June and July 2021 because of the coronavirus pandemic.
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