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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Paul MacInnes

Club World Cup dismissed as a Fifa ‘fiction’ by head of players’ union

Gianni Infantino (left) with Donald Trump after Chelsea won the Club World Cup final
Gianni Infantino (left) with Donald Trump after Chelsea won the Club World Cup final. Photograph: Kai Pfaffenbach/Reuters

The president of Fifpro has described the Club World Cup as a “fiction” and compared Gianni Infantino to the Roman emperor Nero, as the dispute between the players’ union and Fifa continued to escalate.

Sergio Marchi joined the ranks of those critical of Infantino’s expanded tournament, saying a “lack of protection” for players had left the Club World Cup equivalent to “bread and circuses”.

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