La Liga president warns Fifa’s revamped and expanded Club World Cup in 2021 could trigger a damaging impact on domestic leagues
Liverpool players celebrate with the trophy after the FIFA Club World Cup football final match between Liverpool and Flamengo at the Khalifa International Stadium.
Led by its president Gianni Infantino, Fifa has decided to alter the format of its annual Club World Cup from next year, turning it from a seven-team tournament between regional champions into a 24-team event in China in June and July 2021. “Fifa is supposed to be a regulatory body. But they have shifted from arranging calendars and organising World Cups to talking about having a Club World Cup every two years. That would change the status quo. We can’t let that happen.”
“Fifa have been talking about distribution of the revenue but haven’t discussed the impact this would have in different countries,” he said.
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