Trump to attend FIFA Club World Cup final
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The President's attendance of the FIFA Club World Cup final is the latest in a string of high-profile sports-related trips in his second term.
FIFA says players' representatives and the sport's governing body have reached a consensus on the need for a period of rest of 72 hours between matches, and agreed that players should enjoy a minimum of 21 days of holidays at the end of each season.
Global players' union Fifpro is not invited to a "key" meeting that Fifa president Gianni Infantino held on player welfare and where a minimum three-week off-season break was agreed, BBC Sport has been told.
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DPA International on MSNFIFA's Infantino thanks Trump and dismisses critics like KloppFIFA boss Gianni Infantino has thanked United States President Donald Trump for his support of the controversial new-look Club World Cup which he named a big success. Infantino said at a media event with former top stars at New York's Trump Tower,
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Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter has said football has been “lost” to Saudi Arabia and criticised his former employer’s role in offering “no opposition” to the Middle East nation. In December, Saudi was confirmed as the host nation of the 2034 men’s World Cup following an unopposed bid for the tournament.
Infantino has revealed the tournament has proven the richest ever staged by FIFA. Ahead of today's final between Chelsea and PSG in New Jersey, Infantino dismissed complaints about FIFA's heaving playing schedule.