FIFA's congress in May voted by a large majority to conduct a feasibility study into the potential of holding the World Cup every two years instead of every four years.
Instead Wenger is proposing one four to five-week break in October when all the qualifiers can be played. This would then leave domestic football uninterrupted until the end of the season. UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin objects to the way that FIFA has approached the process, but is also against the concept itself.
The International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach has not stated a firm position on the issue but said on Wednesday:"The consequences or potential consequences are becoming clearer day by day thanks to the discussion within FIFA and in particular through the contributions of continental associations."
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