FIFA president Gianni Infantino attends Iran's friendly match versus Costa Rica
Antalya, April 1 -- FIFA president Gianni Infantino attended a friendly in Turkey between Iran, whose participation in this year's World Cup is in doubt, and Costa Rica on Tuesday.
The Iranian football federation has said it is "negotiating" with FIFA to relocate the country's World Cup matches from the United States to Mexico, due to the US and Israel's war with Iran. Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said that her country is prepared to host Iran's first-round matches at the 2026 World Cup if needed.
Infantino initially said that Trump had given assurances that the Iranian team would still be welcome.
But Trump then stated that Iran's team should not travel to the tournament "for their own life and safety".
Iran hit back at Trump's comments, saying that "no one can exclude Iran's national team from the World Cup".
Tottenham appointed Roberto De Zerbi as the club's third manager of the season on Tuesday as they battle to avoid relegation from English football's top flight for the first time in nearly 50 years.
Former Brighton and Marseille boss De Zerbi has reportedly been handed a lucrative five-year deal to convince him to take the job immediately rather than waiting to see which division the London-based team are in next season.
Tottenham sit just one point outside the relegation zone with seven games of the Premier League season remaining....
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