U.S. President Donald J. Trump’s travel ban risks derailing America’s bid to host soccer’s World Cup. Trump’s updated policy, which limits entry for citizens of six Muslim majority countries, is incompatible with regulations for tournament hosts, according to Gianni Infantino, president of soccer’s governing body FIFA. “The requirements will be clear,” Infantino said of FIFA’s regulations for future hosts, which are likely to be completed later this year. Allegations of wrongdoing by voters — including some who were later charged in a separate corruption case by the U.S. — led FIFA to change the way World Cup hosts are selected. The 2026 World Cup will be the first to feature an enlarged 48-team format.

Source: National Post March 09, 2017 19:41 UTC