- Uefa wants to preserve ‘mystique’ of four-year schedule
- Every Premier League team opposes Arsène Wenger’s idea
Uefa believes Fifa’s plans for a biennial World Cup create four significant “dangers” for the future of football, as it raised the stakes in its dispute with the game’s global governing body.
While the idea of staging what even Uefa calls the “No 1 world football event” every two years was first raised publicly only in May, the speed of Fifa’s plans could see a new schedule ratified as early as next year. Uefa, having already mooted a boycott, has now spelt out its objections and called for new engagement from Fifa.