Former Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger, director of world football development at FIFA since last year, has suggested playing World Cup and Euro football every two years instead of four years now and abolish the UEFA Nations League to make football more attractive.
The former French coach spoke at Bild on Sunday. "We need to have as few events as possible. A World Cup and a Euro every two years would probably be more appropriate for a modern world."
Qualifications over one month
Wenger said that in such a scenario, all qualifiers would have to be played over just one month, as it would be easier to sell them to broadcasters and sponsors.
Loss of interest?
This issue has already been discussed by FIFA. “Personally, I think it would be a step forward,” Wenger said, dismissing suggestions that the image of big events would suffer by taking place more often. "I always tell people who say this that the picture is not about how long you wait to replay but rather how good the competition is. After all, people also watch the Champions League every year," he said. declared the Alsatian.
Clarity
FIFA and UEFA are at odds over the new competitions, and Wenger has criticized the UEFA Nations League, whose second edition takes place this weekend. "We have to get rid of the League of Nations and find clearer events that everyone understands. If you go out on the streets and ask people what the League of Nations is you won't find many people who can handle it. 'explain ", justified Arsene Wenger.
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