Jose Mourinho backs expansion of World Cup
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(NIGERIAPEN) — FIFA's mission to expand the World
Cup has a major ally in the shape of "The Special
One" -- Jose Mourinho.
Currently manager of English Premier League
giants Manchester United, Mourinho has backed
FIFA President Gianni Infantino's plan to increase
the size of the tournament from 32 to 48 teams.
The head of world soccer's governing body made
the idea a key plank of his manifesto prior to his
election in February 2016 and is adamant the
game must be more inclusive.
And now he has receiving the backing of
Mourinho, a man who has won league titles in
Portugal, England, Spain and Italy, and is a two-
time winner of the European Champions League.
"I'm totally in favor," Mourinho told FIFA's
website. "As a club manager, if the expansion
