It reminds me of the time Gianni walked into a FIFA Council meeting and told the board to sign a document that would allow him to sell the Club World Cup to private investors (who turned out to be SoftBank). Now, back to the tweet: It turns out FIFA officials were surprised, too. Barbara González walked up to Gianni at the Confederation of African Football Congress and asked to have her photo taken with him. Now I’m not saying a league in Africa is a bad idea, but surely there must be a robust plan before such a major project is undertaken? There does, as you say, have to be a robust plan: economically, of course, but in a sporting sense, too.

Source: International New York Times April 02, 2021 16:07 UTC