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Infantino’s 48-team WC plan heavily criticised

Updated on: 22 December,2022 08:31 AM IST  |  Berlin
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In an interview with German weekly Die Zeit released Wednesday, Blatter said that “what is happening at the moment is an overcommercialisation of the game... There are attempts to squeeze more and more out of the lemon”

Infantino’s 48-team WC plan heavily criticised

Gianni Infantino. Pic/AFP

Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter is criticizing successor Gianni Infantino’s plans for a 48-team World Cup and an expanded Club World Cup.


In an interview with German weekly Die Zeit released Wednesday, Blatter said that “what is happening at the moment is an overcommercialisation of the game... There are attempts to squeeze more and more out of the lemon.”


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