FIFA president calls for emergency meeting to discuss Club World Cup expansion

FIFA president Gianni Infantino has called for an emergency meeting of the governing body's council to discuss a €20.5billion plan to overhaul the Club World Cup and set up a new national league.

FIFA president Gianni Infantino has called for an emergency meeting of the governing body's council to discuss a 25billion US dollars (€20.5billion) plan to overhaul the Club World Cup and set up a new national league.

Press Association Sport understands that the proposal, which was first revealed by The New York Times earlier this month, would see the current Club World Cup change from a seven-team tournament held every winter to a 24-team competition staged every fourth summer.