Manchester (England): FIFA said it had fan support for plans that were very criticized to switch to the Biennial World Cup after releasing a summary of the results of the revenue revenue survey.
The proposal, which has been described by the Head of FIFA’s Global Football Development, former Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger, has met with the widespread opposition from the game.
The FIFA Congress can choose by the majority to conduct a feasibility study into the potential of holding the World Cup every two years, not every four years.
FIFA said he used Yougov’s voting company and that 15,000 respondents were identified as expressing interest in FIFA football and World Cup, from a broader market research survey involving 23,000 people in 23 countries.
” It is said that the majority of fans want to see a more frequent men’s World Cup and the respondent, the majority is preferred by two-year competition.
FIFA said in a statement that “there was a big difference between what was called the traditional market and the football market developed” and said that younger fans were more open to change.
The organization said that it will publish complete details of the survey and add that expanded surveys involving 100,000 people in more than 100 countries are currently underway.
UEFA President Alexander Ceferin threatens European boilcott from the World Cup if the plan continues his organizational desire.
Confederations of South American Confederations also opposed plans together with the World League forum representing the main national league.
FIFPro Union player said it had concerns about expanded workload and lack of consultation.
However, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) said it would welcome the consultation process and CONCACAF, which organized games in North America and the middle and the Caribbean, said they were studying plans.
Wenger said that the status quo caused too much interference and forced players to do too many long trips around the world for qualifications and friendly matches.
He said the system would streamline the temporary process still maintain 80% club football balance and 20% of the national team national team.
Surveys show the majority of fans back more often the World Cup: FIFA
