FIFA’s plan to change the calendar of international football team competitions has been gaining momentum in recent weeks. The governing body of world football intends to amend so that the FIFA World Cup for national teams is held every two years, with Arsene Wenger being one of the main promoters.
This change has generated a lot of controversy, and the latest episode has been marked by some European football federations that threaten a collective boycott of FIFA. More than 12 teams (out of 55 that make up the European Football Confederation) intend to leave FIFA to protest the change, the Associated Press reports. country.
Last week, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Iceland and the Faroe Islands issued a joint statement in which they expressed the idea of secession from FIFA if the FIFA World Cup proposal is approved every two years.
They emphasize that this boycott will have no consequences for UEFA, and the president of the supreme body of European football, Alexander Čeferin, also spoke out against the proposal.
