(Reuters) - The English Premier League and Spain's LaLiga should release players for World Cup qualifiers next month to "preserve and protect sporting integrity", FIFA president Gianni Infantino said on Wednesday.

While the Premier League has refused to release players https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-health-coronavirus-soccer-england/soccer-premier-league-wont-release-players-for-internationals-in-red-list-countries-idUKKBN2FP1O8 headed to countries on the United Kingdom's 'red list' due to strict quarantine rules on their return, LaLiga supported its clubs https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/sports/european-clubs-protest-fifa-over-extended-world-cup-player-release-2021-08-24 in refusing to release players for qualifiers in South America.