Infantino makes MoU promises in Asean region ahead of their 2034 World Cup bid

October 4 – In a move that could be interpreted in some circles as presenting a local regional challenge to China’s hopes of staging the 2034 World Cup – always a more likely scenario than 2030 – FIFA on Saturday signed a memorandum of understanding with the 12-strong Association of South East Asian Nations to use football to help boost social development in the region.

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Hero to zero: Battered Bayern bullet Kovac

November 4 – Football moves in mysterious ways. Just one month after wowing the whole of Europe with their sensational 7-2 win at Tottenham in the Champions League, Bayern Munich have sacked Niko Kovac as manager following Saturday’s 5-1 defeat at Eintracht Frankfurt in the Bundesliga – their heaviest defeat in a decade.

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