FIFA Club World Cup continues to spark controversyscheduled for next summer and which has ended up in the sights of numerous clubs that will have to participate, but also and above all of the various national football federations.
Today’s edition of the magazine returns to this topic. Sports Courierrecalling how in mid-June the footballers’ unions of various countries, united under the banner of FifPro, sued FIFA for the crowded calendar. The case risks ending up soon at the European Court of Justice and, according to what we learn from the newspaper, Serie A is also ready to join the revolt movement that has seen the Spanish Liga at the head, with the specific push of Real Madrid.
The attack is developing along several frontsthe leagues accuse FIFA of abusing its dominant position and of having imposed the new tournament format from above, which has been targeted – in addition to the calendar problems, among which stands out the fact that it will be developed within two football seasons and therefore with the risk of causing serious problems on contractual issues – also for the prizes that do not even seem to come close to the 50 million euros of entry bonus initially promised by Zurich. The prize money, moreover, has not yet been made official by FIFA. The same goes for sponsorships, considered the main income support, and it is not even known which cities in the USA will host the matches. Juventus and Inter are expected to participate for Italy.