ZURICH, March 18 — Fifa has agreed to delay the first edition of its revamped Club World Cup, due to be held in 2021, to make way for the Euro 2020 and Copa America tournaments which have been postponed for a year due to the coronavirus pandemic. After a video conference meeting of regional...
Infantino has been keen for Fifa to get more involved in club football to reduce its financial dependency on the four-yearly international World Cup. — Reuters pic
Professional football has been wiped off the map for weeks, maybe months, after all the major leagues, cups and international competitions were suspended, culminating in the postponement of Euro 2020 and Copa America on Tuesday. With football grappling with a health crisis that has left around 8,200 people dead and infected over 200,000, the sport’s governing body also said that it would make a donation of US$10 million to the World Health Organization’s Covid-19 Solidarity Response Fund.
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