biennial world cup

“It’s simply a bad idea and it will not happen because it is a bad idea, not because we are opposing it,” Ceferin said. UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin has reiterated his opposition to…

By ANI LONDON: Premier League on Thursday announced that all 20 clubs discussed the post-2024 International Match Calendar reform process and unanimously opposed…

Europe’s top football leagues cautioned that FIFA’s biennial World Cup plan is still on the table and they vowed Friday to resist the proposed overhauls of the international match…

FIFA president Gianni Infantino told European football leaders that introducing biennial World Cups would help keep youngsters interested in the sport at a time when they are increasingly…

By AFP PARIS: FIFA said on Monday it will hold talks with national team coaches this week over the controversial idea of holding the men's World Cup every two years.…

FIFA says biennial tournaments will raise money and fuel soccer development, help close the gap on European and South American dominance, and give players and fans more meaningful games to…

By Associated Press PARIS: The French football league's board adopted a motion Wednesday to oppose plans to play the men's World Cup every two years, arguing that the…

England manager Gareth Southgate said the strong competition for places in his squad gives him a selection headache every time he picks a team, as he prepares to field a heavily rotated side…

By Associated Press BERLIN: Former Germany captain Philipp Lahm is opposed to FIFA's plans to implement a biennial World Cup. "I find the current rhythm should…

LAUSANNE: The European Club Association has said it is willing to "engage" with FIFA over potential changes to the international calendar but has hit out at world football's governing body…