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BARCELONA, Nov 24 — A Fifa proposal for a World Cup every two years and changes to the Club World Cup could cost the big domestic football leagues and Uefa around €8 billion (RM37.7 billion) per season in lost TV rights and match day and commercial agreements, according to a report commissioned...

BARCELONA, Nov 24 — A Fifa proposal for a World Cup every two years and changes to the Club World Cup could cost the big domestic football leagues and Uefa around €8 billion per season in lost TV rights and match day and commercial agreements, according to a report commissioned by the leagues.

It would also reduce advertisers’ interest in domestic football and put strains on players, leading to poorer play, it said. He suggested holding World Cups in alternate years with continental championships such as the Euros and the Copa America in between. He is also calling for mandatory rest periods to avoid player burn-out.

Wenger, speaking in September, said: “Until now, club football is 80 per cent, national team football is 20 per cent and I want to keep that balance.” The total revenue in audiovisual rights generated by leagues would drop from more than 14 billion euros to about 9 billion euros, the study predicts. “If you change to this new model with a World Cup every two year and games have to be moved from the weekend to midweek and you have a shorter overall season and some players might not be available at some point, you weaken your core product.”

 

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