FIFA President Gianni Infantino said that the organization "could replace the Confederations Cup with a new world club competition," according to Brian Homewood of REUTERS. Infantino also confirmed that FIFA will officially recognize as world club champions "the winners of the old Intercontinental Cup" dating back to '60 -- a contest that "became notorious for some of the most unsavoury matches in the sport." FIFA currently organizes a Club World Cup every year, "featuring the champion clubs of each continent, but it has recently suffered from European dominance," with teams from other regions "unable to mount a serious challenge." The Confederations Cup takes place the year before a World Cup "and features the respective national team champions of each continent." Infantino: "The current Club World Cup is a nice competition but it has not really had the impact that was hoped in development of club football around the world. We have to see if we can come up with something special, something new which will help club football and confederations all around the world." But Infantino stressed that it was "important not to further congest" the int'l calendar. He said, "One option could be to organize it instead of the Confederations Cup" (REUTERS, 10/27).
