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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Paul MacInnes

Fifa president: more World Cups could save African migrants from death in the sea

Fifa’s president, Gianni Infantino, pictured last October.
Fifa’s president, Gianni Infantino, pictured last October. Photograph: Harold Cunningham/Fifa/AFP/Getty Images

The president of Fifa, Gianni Infantino, has said his plans for a World Cup every two years could stop African migrants from finding “death in the sea”, in an extraordinary address to European politicians.

Speaking at a session of the parliamentary assembly of the Council of Europe, a trans-national body dedicated to the support of human rights, Infantino said that countries outside Europe needed greater access to national football competitions to prevent drastic consequences.

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