AIFF president Praful Patel revealed that India are very much interested in hosting the FIFA Club World Cup. Patel said that they are contemplating a bid to host the 2017 and 2018 editions.

He said, “We have to put in a bid to host it for two consecutive editions of the Championship. If we are successful, we would have FIFA Tournaments in India in 2017, 2018 and 2019. We will come to know the outcome in December 2014 and if it happens, it will be a big achievement for Indian football.”

India will host the FIFA Under-17 World Cup in 2017, and if they win the bid then it will help India in terms of a global reach that it has so far struggled to deal with considering its size.

Source: Sportskeeda

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