The World Association of Professional Football Leagues and FIFPro, the international players’ union, have asked FIFA in a letter to review the calendar of the new Club World Cup, which will start playing in 2025. If not, they are threatening to start a judicial process.
In a letter addressed on May 2 to the president of FIFA, Gianni Infantino, A copy of it was obtained today by the agencies France Press and Associated Press, Ligas and FIFPro whose calendar of football competitions is “more than saturated.”
From July 15 to July 13, 2025
The first edition of the Club World Cup under the new format of 32 teams, It is scheduled to be held from June 15 to July 13, 2025 in the United States.
The letter argues that repeated changes to the international calendar have created “economic disruption” in national leagues and pushed players “beyond their limits.”
Agree to a new calendar
The Leagues and FIFPro are asking the FIFA Council to reschedule the Club World Cup and reopen talks to agree on an international calendar until 2030.
“If FIFA refuses to formally commit to resolving the above issues at its next Council, we are obliged to advise our members on the options available, both individually and collectively, to proactively protect their interest,” the letter reads. “These options include legal action against FIFA, for which we have sought advice from an external expert.”
They accuse FIFA of acting unilaterally
Leagues and unions accuse FIFA of “continually making unilateral decisions that benefit their own competitions and commercial interests, while negatively affecting leagues and national players. For a long time FIFA has ignored repeated -repeated attempts by leagues and unions to address this issue.
Source: La Verdad
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