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13 Mar

FIFA President Predicts Greater African Representation At 2026 World Cup

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FIFA president Gianni Infantino has stated that Africa will have increased representation at the 2026 World Cup, which will be hosted in the USA, Mexico, and Canada. Speaking at the 14th CAF Extraordinary General Assembly in Cairo, Infantino emphasized FIFA’s commitment to expanding Africa’s presence on the global stage. “We are making sure that Africans can have a bigger say on the world scene,” he said. “In the next 2026 FIFA World Cup, Africa could see its representation double to up to 10 teams. The Women’s World Cup and the U-17 World Cup are also opening more doors for African…

22 Jan

Football Racism: Forfeit Watches When Fans Are Racist – Fifa’s Infantino

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Fifa president Gianni Infantino has called for the implementation of an automatic forfeit of games for teams whose fans commit racist abuse. It follows incidents which he described as “totally abhorrent” at Udinese and Sheffield Wednesday on Saturday. AC Milan’s win at Udinese was briefly suspended after alleged racist abuse from home fans towards Milan goalkeeper Mike Maignan. Coventry’s Kasey Palmer said he received similar abuse at Hillsborough. Infantino said in a post on X that there should be harsher punishments. “As well as the three-step process (match stopped, match re-stopped, match abandoned), we have to implement an automatic forfeit for the…