BY OUR SPORT CORRESPONDENT
The idea of a Biennial soccer world cup may have hit the rock as FIFA’s proposals to reshape the international calendar have all been firmly rejected by European Leagues, which includes the Premier League, EFL and SPFL among its members, according a football website.
A consultation on men’s national team football led by former Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger, now FIFA’s chief of global football development, is proposing a major international tournament every June, longer but fewer in-season international breaks and mandatory player rest periods.
European Leagues managing director Jacco Swart said the proposals created a “severe shift” in the balance between club and national team football in sporting terms and in economic value.
He rejected outright any change in frequency of the World Cup or continental finals like the Euros, and said rest periods should be determined at domestic level.
Recently, some elite clubs in Europe attempted to introduce another league but the plan died as it was conceived. This latest world cup proposal may suffer the same fate.
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