Fresh plans to create a European Super League were dealt a blow after Fifa president Gianni Infantino warned that any participants would be barred from playing in the World Cup.
“Either you are in or you are out. This includes everything,” Infantino said. "If there are players who don't play in organised football, they don't play organised football, and that encompasses everything – national leagues, confederation competitions, the Euros and the World Cup."
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