- Uefa president says biennial World Cup plans could ‘kill football’
- World Athletics president warns of anger across Olympic sports
Fifa’s radical plans to stage a biennial World Cup came under sustained attack hours after they were officially unveiled on Thursday – with the World Athletics president, Sebastian Coe, warning of growing anger across Olympic sports and Uefa’s president, Aleksander Ceferin, saying the proposals could “kill football”.
The Premier League joined 36 other European leagues in signing a statement stating they were “firmly and unanimously opposed” to Fifa’s proposals for a new international calendar which would see a major international tournament every summer, with the World Cup and Euros on alternate years.