FIFA's ruling council has approved President Gianni Infantino’s plans to expand the Club World Cup to a 24-team tournament from one of seven sides. The European Club Association (ECA), which represents 232 of the continent’s leading sides, Europe’s governing body Uefa and the world players’ union, FIFPro, are all unhappy with what they claim is a lack of consultation in regard to the congested global calendar and Gianni Infantino’s financial plans for the new tournament. The decision was made at an extraordinary meeting in Zurich on Tuesday and will be ratified by FIFA executive committee members next week. However, it faces opposition from Europe's footballing elite who say it would further congest the world football calendar.
FIFA's ruling council has approved President Gianni Infantino’s plans to expand the Club World Cup to a 24-team tournament from one of seven sides. The decision was made at an extraordinary meeting in Zurich on Tuesday and will be ratified by FIFA executive committee members next week. However, it faces opposition from Europe's footballing elite who say it would further congest the world football calendar.