KATE RILEY, CNN WORLD SPORTS ANCHOR: I'm Kate Riley with your CNN WORLD SPORTS Headlines. On Thursday, FIFA announced their continental allocations or slots for the 2026 World Cup under a proposed new 4018 FIFA World Cup. The new scheme would see all football confederations gaining increased placement, also proposed is a six-nation playoff tournament to decide the last two slots in the 2026 World Cup. Both of the proposals will be voted on by the FIFA Council on May 9th. Staying with FIFA and the governing body is also open for proceedings against Wales fallback, Neil Taylor, following his leg-breaking tackle of the Irish defender, Seamus Coleman, during Friday's World Cup Qualifier. Coleman's injury required surgery on a broken tibia and fibula. Taylor received a red card for the tackle and the automatic one-match ban but also faces the prospects of having that ban extended given this new proceeding by FIFA. And Emanuel Santos has come to the defense of his Ronaldo sculpture, a day after it was on unveiled as an airport renaming for the Real Madrid superstar in Madiera, Portugal. The unveiling left many questioning the sculpture's resemblance to the footballer and speaking to the Portuguese website, Global Sports, the artists referred to his sculpture as a matter of taste going on to say that even Jesus did not please everyone. And that's a look at all your Sports Headlines. I'm Kate Riley.
FIFA Expands On 2026 World Cup