Infantino: give 40 teams in the World Cup! – Mail.Ru

Its main provisions give populism, but such an approach encourages the election system itself on the principle of “one federation – one vote”. Support for the country, which is not everyone can find on a map, weighs as much as the opinion of any football giant. The Swiss are the same, which is backed by UEFA, but that came off the bench Michel Platini and so far as it did not have its own face, except for the fact that he was facing various zherebevochnyh ceremonies need to build credibility outside Europe.

On Sunday, Infantino, incidentally, met with the leaders of member federations of the Caribbean Football Union, which in turn is part of CONCACAF. After that, he told Reuters: «I am determined to win. I have support all over the world, and it will grow ».

In any case, the Caribbean Union has to FIFA by 25 votes out of 209 (CONCACAF in general – is of 35 votes). A significant proportion of the electorate. For comparison: Africa 54 votes, Europe – 53, Asia – 46 Oceania – 11 South America – 10.

Let’s take also the key positions of the program Infantino.

– To increase the number of teams participating the final tournament of the World Cup from 32 to 40.

This paragraph is clearly addressed in time for the confederations, there are numerous voices. For the increasing number of participants in the World Cup is closer to the May elections began to speak, among other things, Joseph Blatter himself. On the one hand, the expansion of the format promises additional profits: more games – more income, on the other hand, tends to reduce the competitive level and to gigantism, which more and more difficult to cope organizers. However, as you know, to promise not to marry. Formula of the tournament in any way approves the executive committee.

– «FIFA should consider the World Cup is not in one or two countries and the whole region, which would enable to several countries to be honored to host tournament and draw from this profit ».

On a global scale it’s something new! In this case, Infantino borrowed Platini controversial idea, which will be implemented during the Euro-2020. Therefore, the pros and cons were discussed for a long time.

The tournament loses integrity and part of the charm that provides a single “together”. In addition, some the host country can be on someone else’s ball, if the team does not pierce through a sieve of qualifying competitions in the finals.

After the 2002 World Cup in Korea and Japan, conducted each tournament as if by itself, FIFA negatively perceived even tandems. Although in the case of the 2022 World Cup would be even reasonable if Qatar sharing matches with other Gulf states.

The idea Infantino gives you a chance to join the celebration “small” countries that objectively do not need a dozen major sporting arenas. And one decent stadium there is the vast majority. This solution to the problem when inflating the format of the competition.

– Proposal for a “significant expansion of aid programs,” especially like the federations in developing countries, where the construction of the office of the national football federation or laying a couple of football fields – is not routine and an event with a capital letter.

Specifically Infantino proposes to allocate for development projects and current activities of each federation for the $ 5 million for four years against 2.05 million in the period from 2011 to 2014, as well as a million, if necessary, on transport costs. Additionally provided grant in the same cycle of 40 million dollars continental confederations. Thus Asia, Africa and the Caribbean with Central America could ask for another 4 million for the organization of youth tournaments. Comments are unnecessary.

– To conduct a broad debate on the use of modern technologies.

At this point Infantino at odds with his former boss Platini, who for some reason, held retrograde position and, in particular, has blocked the use of the UEFA Champions League device allows you to record a goal. But progress can not be stopped, and the principle of “democracy” in this case nothing to do with. If anyone can not afford the use of technology, so let is complete without them. Tennis or volleyball because they apply only to the highest level, not on the city competitions. So after all bets are different.

– Create famous veterans’ team of legends FIFA “, which would take place in various locations matches in order to promote football, promotion of social projects and fundraising.

Do not the most important thing, but a fresh proposal, again attractive for the developing world.

– restore confidence, to carry out structural reforms to make FIFA’s “financial transparency».

At a time when Blatter and Platini barred from doing business in football for eight years for payment without a contract, when sanctions were subjected to other high-ranking officials of FIFA and is investigating frauds with television rights in the New World, all of this comes as a mandatory program. Term limits on the presidency and the executive committee, too, from the category of overcoming consequences of the “accursed past».

How would we have any sympathy with Blatter, who in March was eighty (!), “Mighty old man” at the helm had stayed .