Gianni Infantino. Photo: ENNIO LEANZA, EPA.

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Soccer World Cup to be expanded - but standard will suffer

FIFA will expand the World Cup to 48 teams, adding 16 extra nations to the 2026 tournament which is likely to be held in North America.

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FIFA boss floats 48-team World Cup

FIFA president Gianni Infantino – whose election promises included expanding the World Cup to 40 teams – has proposed an even larger tournament, with 48 teams.

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Ethics probe into FIFA boss

FIFA president Gianni Infantino is to be interviewed by investigators as part of a preliminary probe into possible breaches of the world soccer body’s code of ethics, the BBC reported overnight.

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"Nothing has changed": British MP calls for new FIFA head to stand down

Fledgling FIFA president Gianni Infantino deserves to be shown a red card on the evidence of his first 100 days in office, campaigners seeking reform of the world soccer body said overnight.

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Police raid UEFA HQ amid Panama links

Swiss police have raided the headquarters of the Union of European Football Associations, Europen soccer’s governing body, to gather information about a contract signed by newly-elected FIFA boss Gianni Infantino that was reported in the Panama Papers.