Unleashing the Ultimate Showdown: Infantino’s Vision for the Club World Cup

FIFA President Gianni Infantino expressed his delight at attending the Asia’s Best Awards ceremony and spoke about the Club World Cup and the teams participating in the tournament.

Tottenham Hotspur’s Englishman Son Heung-min of South Korea won the Best Professional Player Outside Asia award for 2023, while Al-Saad Club’s Qatari Akram Afif was crowned with the award. The best professional players outside the Asian continent for 2023.

Gianni Infantino began his speech on the beIN sports channel, saying: “I am happy to be in the best party, and the continent of Asia is the largest in the east and in the west, and there is a great passion for football everywhere in the continent. From Lebanon to Japan.”

He added: “The Asian Confederation is important because of the sporting events we have organised, which amounted to more than 20 events for different age groups at the World Cup. We should not forget Qatar’s brilliance in hosting the last edition of the World Cup, and the increase in the number of Asian teams participating in the World Cup. will grow and inspire governments.” In search of talent.

He continued: “Giving accolades motivates everyone and all investors in football, and hardworking people must be given an award, and they deserve this accolade and thanks, and we saw the joy on the faces of the winners.”

Touching on the World Cup, he said: “It is important to increase the number of clubs and teams in the World Cup, and we base our efforts on the fact that football brings people together and we do not differentiate between men’s and women’s football.”

He concluded: “To be honest, for 100 years the World Cup was for teams, not for clubs, and so we launched that initiative and created this new competition under the auspices of FIFA, and it will show the world who is the best. There are clubs in the world, and there are millions. Those who love those clubs, which motivate everyone to compete, but there is no difference between the teams.”