FIFA president Gianni Infantino's plan to revamp the Club World Cup and launch a global Nations League in 2021 is in tatters after Europe's professional football strategy council emphatically rejected the idea. UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin"Furthermore, all related sporting and commercial matters must be fully disclosed and discussed amongst professional football stakeholders beforehand." Gianni InfantinoBut he did not admit defeat and was back again with a range of potential formats for his money-spinning events at a FIFA Council in Kigali in October. Again, Europe refused to back the idea, with UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin making his personal opposition to the plan very clear. The final word on the matter is meant to come at the next FIFA Council meeting in Miami next month but Infantino's defeat looks inevitable.

Source: Sky sports February 18, 2019 22:30 UTC