Blatter says expansion of Euro finals is silly

    Monday, October 6, 2008

    BRUSSELS, Oct 6 (Reuters) - Last month's decision to expand the European championship finals from 16 to 24 teams was branded "silly" by FIFA president Sepp Blatter on Monday. "I was not happy about it," Blatter told reporters on a visit to Brussels. "Practically half of the associations will qualify which seems silly to me." European soccer's governing body voted to expand the Euro finals from 2016, which means nearly half of UEFA's 53 countries will reach the finals. "I am not sure about (di ...

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