The FifProthe international footballers’ union, wrote one letter to FIFA in which he threatened legal action against the World Football Federation. The reason? The addition of new competitions, and therefore more matches, to an increasingly clogged calendar.
Club World Cup 2025, how it works and the qualified teams. Inter and Juve are the two Italians
The new Club World Cup in our sights
FIFA is criticized for making “unilateral decisions that benefit its competitions and commercial interests”, including Club World Cup expanded to 32 teams which will debut next year. The letter, also signed by the organization World Leaguessays it is “inherently offensive” that FIFA continues to add matches and forces players and leagues to adapt.
FIFA invited to review the decision
FIFA is coming invited to reschedule the new Club World Cup which will be played in the United States in June 2025. The month-long tournament will test the stadiums and logistics for the first 48-team World Cup to be hosted the following year by the United States, Canada and Mexico. The unions and leagues also want world football’s governing body to “review its decision”, effectively abolishing, the Intercontinental Cup scheduled for December this year involving the same continental champions who will play in the Club World Cup six months later.
Board of directors in Bangkok
“Fifa has ignored repeated attempts by leagues and unions to engage on this issue,” reads the letter, which aims to put pressure on the World Football Federation ahead of the Governing Council scheduled for next week in Bangkok. in Thailand. “Should Fifa refuse to formally commit to resolving the issues at its next council, we will be forced to advise our members on the options available to them, both individually and collectively, to proactively safeguard their interests. Options include legal action against FIFA, on which we have now commissioned external legal advice.” “Players are being pushed beyond their limits, with significant risks of injury and impacts on their wellbeing and fundamental rights,” warn FifPro and World Leagues.
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– 2024-05-10 17:28:42
