As Fifa World Cup comes to an end, Chinese interest in club version is back on the agenda as Gianni Infantino meets Jack Ma
Global football boss hints that long predicted expansion could come as early as next year according to reports from the Mainland
Zhang was present at the meeting and declared it “very likely” that both the 2019 and 2020 editions of the competition would be held in China, becoming the first official Fifa tournament in the country since the 2007 Women’s World Cup.
Alibaba’s E-Auto offshoot signed a partnership agreement with Fifa three years ago, while Alibaba Cloud became “Presenting Partner of the Fifa Club World Cup” in a five-year deal signed at the end of 2017.
It has long been rumoured that the annual tournament, which features the winners of the premier continental club competitions from each of Fifa’s six member confederations alongside a team from the hosts, was due for a revamp.