Anger at biennial World Cup bid mountingAFP, LAUSANNE, SwitzerlandFIFA risks plunging the world of soccer into a new conflict with its proposal to hold the World Cup every two years instead of four, raising the possibility of a divorce with leading clubs and the powerful European leagues. FIFA’s central argument is that a biennial World Cup would create more profits that could be distributed to federations in Africa, Asia and South America, who have a greater reliance on FIFA funds than the wealthy European leagues. So good luck with a World Cup like that,” he told the Times newspaper on Thursday. Major European clubs have opposed it as well. Perhaps sensing it was losing the battle of public opinion, FIFA gathered together a group of illustrious former players and coaches in Doha this week to defend the idea of a biennial World Cup.

Source: Taipei Times September 11, 2021 15:56 UTC