体坛英语资讯：FIFA president Infantino proposes to postpone 2021 Club World Cup
<p><span word="BEIJING">BEIJING</span>, <span word="March">March</span> 18-- <span word="FIFA">FIFA</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Gianni">Gianni</span> <span word="Infantino">Infantino</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2021 <span word="China">China</span> <span word="FIFA">FIFA</span> <span word="Club">Club</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="moved">moved</span> <span word="to">to</span> "<span word="later">later</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2021, <span word="in">in</span> 2022 <span word="or">or</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2023" <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Euro">Euro</span> 2020 <span word="Championship">Championship</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Copa">Copa</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="postponed">postponed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="June">June</span>/<span word="July">July</span>, 2021 <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="pandemic">pandemic</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="June">June</span>/<span word="July">July</span> <span word="of">of</span> 2021 <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="slot">slot</span> <span word="currently">currently</span> <span word="reserved">reserved</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="FIFA">FIFA</span> <span word="Club">Club</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span>," <span word="Infantino">Infantino</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span>, <span word="adding">adding</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="council">council</span> <span word="conference">conference</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="plans">plans</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="accept">accept</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="postponement">postponement</span> <span word="requests">requests</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="tournaments">tournaments</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="discuss">discuss</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reschedule">reschedule</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2021 <span word="Club">Club</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="football">football</span> <span word="governing">governing</span> <span word="body">body</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="FIFA">FIFA</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="discuss">discuss</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="Football">Football</span> <span word="Association">Association</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="postpone">postpone</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="Club">Club</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="to">to</span> "<span word="later">later</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2021, <span word="in">in</span> 2022 <span word="or">or</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2023", <span word="with">with</span> <span word="aim">aim</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="minimise">minimise</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="negative">negative</span> <span word="impact">impact</span>.</p><p>2021 <span word="Club">Club</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="brand">brand</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="tournament">tournament</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="featuring">featuring</span> 24 <span word="teams">teams</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="replaces">replaces</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="seven">seven</span>-<span word="team">team</span> <span word="annual">annual</span> <span word="event">event</span>. "<span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="true">true</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="teams">teams</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="clubs">clubs</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>," <span word="Infantino">Infantino</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="October">October</span>, 2019 <span word="when">when</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="awarded">awarded</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="host">host</span> <span word="rights">rights</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="edition">edition</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="Club">Club</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="organizing">organizing</span> <span word="committee">committee</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="contact">contact</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="FIFA">FIFA</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="discuss">discuss</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="related">related</span> <span word="issues">issues</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="statement">statement</span>, <span word="Infantino">Infantino</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="suggests">suggests</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="donate">donate</span> 10 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Health">Health</span> <span word="Organisation">Organisation</span>'<span word="s">s</span> (<span word="WHO">WHO</span>) <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="Solidarity">Solidarity</span> <span word="Response">Response</span> <span word="Fund">Fund</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="discuss">discuss</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="possibility">possibility</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="establishing">establishing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Global">Global</span> <span word="Football">Football</span> <span word="Assistance">Assistance</span> <span word="Fund">Fund</span> <span word="to">to</span> "<span word="help">help</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="football">football</span> <span word="community">community</span> <span word="affected">affected</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="crisis">crisis</span>".</p>
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