Mancini calls for talks on World Cup plan, rules out club return until after Qatar 2022

The
current
men’s
international
match
calendar
ends
in
2024
and
former
Arsenal
manager
Arsene
Wenger
is
seeking
to
shape
a
new
schedule
in
his
role
as
FIFA’s
chief
of
global
football
development.

However’s,
the
plans
being
pushed
by
Wenger
have
been
met
with
opposition,
with
CONMEBOL
and
UEFA
both
coming
out
vehemently
against
his
core
idea.

The
World
Cup
has
traditionally
been
a
tournament
that
has
been
held
once
every
four
years,
and
there
are
worries
players
could
be
overburdened
and
the
competition
devalued
if
it
switches
to
a
biennial
event.

Mancini
has
not
outright
come
out
against
the
idea,
but
he
wants
it
thoroughly
examined.

“The
World
Cup
every
two
years
is
something
to
be
evaluated,”
Mancini
said,
quoted
widely
in
the
Italian
media.

“The
World
Cup
is
fascinating
because
it
comes
once
every
four
years.
If
you
play
every
two,
it
would
mean
a
World
Cup,
a
European
Championship,
a
World
Cup,
a
European
Championship.
I
don’t
know,
we
need
to
talk
about
it.”

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September
9,
2021

For
now,
Mancini
is
looking
to
build
on
his
team’s
success
in
the
recent
European
Championship,
when
they
beat
England
on
penalties
in
the
final
to
be
crowned
kings
of
the
continent.

The
success
put
former
Inter
and
Manchester
City
boss
Mancini
in
the
spotlight,
and
he
has
affirmed
his
commitment
to
Italy
ahead
of
next
year’s
World
Cup
in
Qatar,
ruling
out
a
return
to
club
management
before
that
tournament.

Italy
are
closing
in
on
a
place
in
the
finals,
leading
the
way
in
Group
C
with
four
wins
and
two
draws,
extending
their
unbeaten
record
to
an
all-time
record
of
37
matches.

“Going
back
to
coaching
a
club?
Now
there
is
the
World
Cup
and
then
let’s
see,”
Mancini
said.
“We
have
to
stay
focused
on
the
World
Cup,
we
have
to
quickly
secure
qualification
and
we
have
to
try
to
win
the
Nations
League.

“I
don’t
think
about
clubs
and
I
am
concentrated
on
the
national
team.
Coaching
the
national
team
is
the
best
thing.”