FIFA annual Club World Cup proposal

[Andrew___K]

Fifa Club World Cup: Revised tournament approved despite top European clubs saying they will boycott
https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/47586593

 

[blueinsa]

Haha gauntlet thrown well and truly down.

Remember when we took our pinch well the chairman saying that in years to come they will look at our business model as the way to go rather than thinking its wrong.

Well they refuse to do that so it seems we will have to change attitudes for them ;-)

 

[Claytop]

Ed Woodward aint happy, wonder why..

 

[Stoned Rose]

Am I missing the point here?

This is basically a glorified Pre-season tournament?

Hardly going to replace the CL or anything is it?

 

[Tbilisi]

Am I missing the point here?

This is basically a glorified Pre-season tournament?

Hardly going to replace the CL or anything is it?

Its a start, weaken the foundations first,prize money is also a bit more than a pre season friendly I suspect.

 

[cleavers]

Its a start, weaken the foundations first,prize money is also a bit more than a pre season friendly I suspect.

BBC article says prize money for winners will be about £50m, there's a few clubs won't turn it down, even though it will only be once every 4 years.

 

[mat]

Am I missing the point here?

This is basically a glorified Pre-season tournament?

Hardly going to replace the CL or anything is it?

It's FIFA challenging UEFAs TV dominance of the champions League. If done correctly a proper club world cup tournament could rival the international one for world wide ratings.

I'd love to see a competitive City v Boca final.

 

[Stoned Rose]

It's FIFA challenging UEFAs TV dominance of the champions League. If done correctly a proper club world cup tournament could rival the international one for world wide ratings.

I'd love to see a competitive City v Boca final.

Nah.

Not if happens as a preseason tournament.

The players won’t give a fuck and the standard will be wank.

City v Boca wouldn’t be competitive we’d absolutely banjo them.

 

[TonyM]

All we’d here about is how poor our laid back fans are in comparison to a mob of nutters.

 

[St.Pauli support]

Out of interest I had a look at the FIFA council who voted 25-7 in favour of the new CWC with 24 teams.

Besides President Infantino
and 9 UEFA members
the remaining members are from:

Bahrain, Bangladesh, Philippines, Korea Republic, Japan, China PR
Madagascar, Egypt, Tunisia, Guinea, Burundi, Malawi, Congo DR
Canada, Panama, Turks and Caicos Islands, USA, Cuba
Paraguay, Colombia, Ecuador, Brazil, Argentina
Vanuatu, Fiji, New Zealand.

Democracy is a wonderful thing, but I wonder how Vanuatu is involved in the discussion.
I guess Infantino knows how to handle democracy perfectly.