FIFA offers peace talks to player unions, leagues on legal threats about congested game schedules
GENEVA (AP) — FIFA offered peace talks to the global networks of player unions and domestic leagues on Friday after they threatened legal action about soccer’s congested international calendar.
FIFPRO and the World Leagues Association aired long-held frustrations at FIFA adding new and bigger events — including a revamped 32-team Club World Cup next year and a 48-team men’s World Cup in 2026 — without fully consulting their members, they claimed.
The 2024-25 schedule in European soccer also will be squeezed by UEFA expanding its three main club competitions, including a Champions League format with 36 teams. UEFA club events will occupy 10 midweeks of fixtures dates, including two new ones in January, instead of the current six.
FIFA defended its role in managing the international calendar in writing to both soccer organizations, offering to “identify suitable dates and locations” for a meeting, in a letter seen by The Associated Press.
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