The International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) today strongly denied that it would impose the schedule for the 2025 Club World Cup, after threats from football associations to take legal action. In a letter to the Federation Internationale de Football Association (WLA) and the International Federation of Professional Players (FIFPro), Swedish Matthias Grafström, Secretary-General of the International Federation of Football Associations (FIFA), insisted that they had consulted widely on the new international calendar.
“From the outset, we reject any suggestion or conclusion that FIFA is somehow imposing the international match calendar on the football community without adequate consultation or in accordance with its own ‘business strategy,'” Grafstrom said in a letter seen by AFP. The International Federation of Professional Players (FIFA) has called for a reconsideration of the timetable for the new 2025 Club World Cup, on pain of initiating legal proceedings.
In a letter addressed on May 2 to FIFA President Gianni Infantino, a copy of which was obtained by Agence France-Presse on Thursday, the World Association and FIFA confirmed that the football competition schedule was now “out of saturation.” The World Association and FifPro have asked the International Federation Council to reschedule the Club World Cup and reopen discussions on the international calendar for the period up to 2030. Grafström said FIFA is “like any other competition organiser” and “enjoys its full rights to determine the standards of our competitions while respecting the applicable regulatory framework.” “.
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