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Seven outrageous ways Infantino’s grubby plan will ruin the World Cup
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On Tuesday it emerged Fifa intends to “expand football development” by selling a minority stake in a new company – Fifa Forward Enterprise (FFE) – that would run events including the World Cup and Club World Cup.
Here’s how it could change football for the worse…A World Cup every two yearsArsene Wenger has championed the plan for a World Cup every two years (Photo: Reuters)An idea first touted in 2021 and championed by former Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger, the possibility of holding a men’s World Cup every two years would only increase if this plan goes ahead.
So why have a World Cup every four years when it could be two?
Heck, there are 211 member associations, so let’s go for a four-month World Cup extravaganza and let ChatGPT worry about the format.
So, obviously, a World Cup without European nations is not a World Cup.