FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - African Super Cup - Final - Al Ahly SC v Raja Casablanca - Ahmed bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan, Qatar - December 22, 2021 FIFA president Gianni Infantino during the trophy ceremony REUTERS/Ibraheem Al Omari
(Reuters) -FIFA president Gianni Infantino sparked criticism on Wednesday when he said increased revenues from a biennial World Cup could create opportunities for Africans who otherwise may find "death in the sea" crossing the Mediterranean.
He later said his address to the Council of Europe, the continent's leading human rights organisation, had been "misinterpreted" and that he meant that football could "help improve the situation of people around the world".
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