15 September 2021 - 6:54 PM
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Alamy | "The proposal itself, which is currently making the rounds, obviously raises obvious concerns from the load on the calendar to the pressure it may put on other competitions if there is expanded room that it takes up in the calendar," says FIFFPro's general secretary Jonas Baer Hoffmann’s on FIFA's idea of a World Cup every two years. Pictured are players from AS Roma.
Players chief warns of conflict as football faces Groundhog Day on match calendar
- FIFPro general secretary says that the body have not been properly consulted by FIFA as it tries to push for a World Cup biennial and have learned of the proposals via the media.
- Lack of consultation on big issues breeds continual conflict in the game and ultimately causes breaking points, such as the Bosman case, warns Hoffmann.
- “We keep having these conversations through the context of new or expanded competitions, which we think is just basically putting the cart before the horse.”
- Jonas Baer Hoffmann is puzzled “...that these things can get this kind of momentum politically so quickly” – when other issues like equality and racism doesn’t seem to be taken seriously.
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