England football manager Gareth Southgate stated that he is open minded about FIFA’s proposal to hold the World Cup in every two years insteas of the ongoing four-year cycle.
Southgate also added that he spoke to FIFA’s chief of golbal development Arsene Wenger about the proposal.
“As a traditionalist, it feels you could lose some of the allure of the World Cup because the scarcity of it makes it more important,” he said.
“But I also get that if you are a player who has an injury for the World Cup, you might only get one opportunity every eight years, and that is really tough.”
“But I also get that if you are a player who has an injury for the World Cup, you might only get one opportunity every eight years, and that is really tough.”
UEFA president Alexandr Ceferin said in a letter to Football Supporters Europe (FSE) last week there were “concerns across the footballing world” about FIFA’s proposals.
England boss said all the stakeholders needed to be involved in the mega decision.
“The players’ unions could gather the thoughts of the players and I just think everybody has to work together on the calendar. It has to be coordinated,” he added.
“If we are looking that far ahead, there is no reason it can’t be.”
