AFTER the mixed feeling of success of the 2022 World Cup, along with Argentina’s win, FIFA is reconsidering a number of things. Many fans perceived the World Cup as a success story regardless of what was being propagated in the media against the host country, Qatar.
Now, FIFA is thinking of a new grand scheme to make more profits. According to the Guardian, FIFA officials are considering the idea of making the World Cup occur every three years instead of the current four years per World Cup. This is subject for review, but no doubt we might see it turn into a reality.
There were initial plans for a tournament happening every two years. Unfortunately, it was shelved, possibly due to the strain it might give to the players, and also when an event happens more frequently, it would take the “wow” factor out of it.
After the biennial tournament idea was shelved, a new triennial World Cup is being brought to the table. The approach of Gianni Infantino, who aspires to continue serving as FIFA’s president for another ten years, is revealed by the proposal, which is still hypothetical.
A biennial World Cup, which was first proposed last summer and abandoned in the new year, faced significant opposition because it would have completely altered the global fixtures calendar. However, African and Asian countries concur with Infantino’s desire to host his flagship tournament more regularly, and this wish may become a reality if additional parties are involved.
Club teams playing in Europe’s top divisions are one group that will likely be courted in the near future. Infantino revealed this week that a larger Club World Cup with 32 clubs would begin play in 2025. Previous iterations of this concept, which offered 24 clubs the possibility of splitting prize money totaling more than $2 billion, this idea unfortunately collapsed during the pandemic.
European clubs would undoubtedly be enticed to participate if Fifa were able to produce a club competition with comparable levels of compensation in 2025, which would diminish resistance to Fifa’s other proposed reforms presently being handled through Uefa.
Twitter’s response to FIFA’s suggestion
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It was initially announced by famous football journalist, Fabrizio Romano that the World Cup will be held every three years, and word got caught on after that. Fans are happy due to the fact that their favourite players will have the opportunity to play for the World Cup more than they would previously have been able to.
The record for most World Cups played by a footballer will definitely change within the next decade if this new strategy is in place. However, some are less excited between having the idea of a “club” World Cup and are questioning if it is going to be the same tournament or a completely new one.
There were enthusiastic fans of the African clubs stating that they would love to see their national clubs try to compete with the likes of European clubs. However, naysayers claimed that most African countries would not have the facilities to host such games.
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