UEFA boss declares himself “fed up” with lack of detail as opposition grows against World Cup biennial
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UEFA president Aleksander Čefecrin unhappy at lack of detail ahead of Monday’s FIFA-organised global summit on the football calendar at which a World Cup every two years will be discussed.
“The only thing that we know is that it's called the Future of Football, which can mean a lot and can mean nothing.”
Growing scepticism beyond Europe and South America at plans, with Čeferin understood to be leading lobbying against the idea.
16 December 2021 - 7:08 PM
UEFA president, Aleksander Ceferin, who is leading opposition to FIFA’s ambitions for a World Cup biennial, has declared himself “fed up” with the lack of detail from the global body and says he expects nothing of consequence to come from next week’s global summit on the international calendar.
His comments come as opposition grows to the plans, with one federation head saying they offer the wrong solutions to the problems facing developing foot
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