Infantino killing fotball softly

[Insignificance]

There has been a lot of stuff going around the top (ironic) of football. The Superleague breakout was swiftly shut down, but when you look at what is happening in FIFA, the Superleague maybe looks like the least corrupt and damaging alternative out there.

FIFA has lately work hard, backed by Japanese company Softbank (paying 20bn GBP) to establish new tournaments both for clubs and countries. Club world cup is one of the tournaments, but also a world cup every second year has been launched. Ar the congress in May FIFA agreed to also explore the possibility of a world cup every second year.

A few issues for Infantino though. It looks like Saudi Arabia is bankrolling Softbank, and this doesnt go well for UEFA. Another issue of course is that 50% of the teams in the Club world cup should come from Europe, which will devalue the Champions league and Euros would probably dissapear totally. So strong objections from the UEFA, but UEFA only have 9 of 37 seats in the FIFA board. So for them to vote no is probably not enough to stop Infantino, who has strong backing from Asia and Africa, to proceed with his ideas.

In my view we see a «war» coming. Sadly it is not about how the football can be more attractive to the fans, but rather where can most power and money end up?

In Norway in June the FA hold a meeting where all Clubs decide if Norway boycot world cup in Qatar or not. Most fans seem to lobby hard to get Norwegian FA to boycot it. Even the fans of mighty Rosenborg forced their Club (owned by the members) to officially back a boycot. The FA themselves of course are fighting the case where the grasroot votes yes for a boycot, and has now demanded that all Clubs that want to vote must physically turn up (stupid in a pandemic). But if more Clubs vote yes they have no choice but to boycot. Sad times indeed for football politics but important ones for us fans.

 

[Modo]

I could see Sweden also boycotting, but we're not taking the first step.

 

[Insignificance]

I could see Sweden also boycotting, but we're not taking the first step.

it is more damaging for you to boycot as you probably would qualify 😀

 

[the count]

I could see Sweden also boycotting, but we're not taking the first step.

I can definitely see Ireland boycotting the finals.
They have been doing it for years.

 

[The Nomad]

All nations should boycott it. I'm not watching.

 

[Hansern]

The latest proposal of a World cup every 2 years is so insanely mental.
Arsène Wenger is its biggest fan.

 

[MomoWASright]

The latest proposal of a World cup every 2 years is so insanely mental.
Arsène Wenger is its biggest fan.

It makes the super league seem the correct thing to do. Enter it, get more money, more money for grass roots and our players are banned from international football.

 

[Insignificance]

There are a few journos digging deep into this now. The ones I read are one Norwegian, one danish and what I believe is a french guy. Their stories are worriyng even when you knew it was ugly before you read them.

in the recent FIFA meeting between scandinvian FA’s and FIFA regarding the scandos issues with human rights in Quatar Infantino sat and read and fickled with his phone when the issue related to the worker who has blogged about conditions in Quatar and has now been arrested, was raised. But as long as he control the african and part of Asian votes he will remain president.

 

[Athens]

They are going to destroy everything that's good about football. Having to wait four years for the world cup is part of what makes it special.

 

[Frogfish]

UEFA are going to go nuts. World Cup qualifying one year, finals the next... ad infinitum. So where does the Euros qualifying and finals fit into that schedule!