FIFA is pushing to make the World Cup an every-two-years thing. The big clubs aren't happy. Player fatigue, especially with 48-team WC brackets, would be a real issue. Regional tournaments that take place in the non World Cup even years would get shoved aside - and even if they weren't, they'd be largely de-valued.It would also kill a bit of the kid-on-Christmas-morning feeling that you get when it's finally World Cup time.
The plusses include: more money for everyone, presumably. And I guess, maybe, more opportunities to enjoy World Cup-level soccer. Maybe a compromise could be a big 48-team World Cup every four years, and some other format in the intervening years? Or a big Club World Cup?
What are the chances Infantino (and Wenger) can push this over the line?
The plusses include: more money for everyone, presumably. And I guess, maybe, more opportunities to enjoy World Cup-level soccer. Maybe a compromise could be a big 48-team World Cup every four years, and some other format in the intervening years? Or a big Club World Cup?
What are the chances Infantino (and Wenger) can push this over the line?