Players want to play as much as possible, not just train
President of the International Football Association (FIFA) Gianni Infantino He continues to defend the renovated club World Cup with 32 teams. According to him, this tournament and other championships will not bring more additional burdens for football players.
Infantino claims that the health and well -being of players remain a key question for the World Organization in the midst of great concerns about the expansion of tournaments on the already busy calendar.
In early October, the Fifpro Fifpro Football Players Union, the Spanish LA League and the European League group filed a joint lawsuit with the European Union anti -slopes and accused the international football federation of « calendar abuse ».
Critics claim that the renovated club World Cup with 32 teams and other widespread tournaments will increase the number of matches each season and leave the players a little free time during the matches.
Infantino is for an American television network Cnn dismissed the allegations that the competition would be an additional principle of the team. According to him, the influence of the World Club Championship on the well -being of the players will be « very limited ».
“This is a competition that will take place every four years. The winner of the tournament will play seven matches, which is one match and a half more a year, which will not have great influence, « said the first man of international football.
“In world football, there are many matches for very few teams, very few players. Perhaps for those who reach the finals or final part in just about all tournaments, which is very rare again. So everything is quite balanced. But we still pay a lot of attention to the calendar and the health of the players. We want to do our best for players to have the best conditions to play in the best way. Many players told me that they wanted to play as much as possible, and not just training. «
Infantino also said the FIFE working group run by former Arsenal coach Arsene Wengerstudies the impact of the World Club Championship on the well -being of players.
