European football associations are planning to join UEFA with requests to get FIFA to reconsider the format of international breaks.
As reported by The Guardian, it is important that most of the federation respects the Trinidad calendar, the upcoming season, in the near future and advocates turning to the latest calendar.
The new format combines the spring and winter breaks into one three-year period. During this hour, European teams can play four Nations League matches, counting 11 days between them. It's been a while since FIFA's 2023 birthday. Among their goals were to brighten the minds of football players and shorten the number of trips, but in practice the format of the click indicates dissatisfaction.
During the meeting of representatives of European associations in Berlin, most participants opposed the new calendar. Among the critics were the head of the Football Association of England, Debbie Guyett, and the organization's general director, Mark Bullingham.. The federation has plenty of will to turn to five of the two-decade international powers that were victorious before.
One of the main drivers for concern was injuries to football players. Health problems after national team matches have been reported for Kilian Mbappe, Kai Gaverz, Alexander Isak, Kodi Gakpo and Brian Brobbey.. The federations fear that the intensive schedule of League of Nations matches is creating excessive pressure. In addition to friendly rivals, these matches may increase in intensity and the potential for interchange exchanges.
The situation could be particularly difficult for those who have a small choice of Vikonavians.. Such teams have less opportunity to rotate and replace the main players. Nowadays, federations with greater resources can gain a competitive edge by playing a significant portion of tournament matches in one international tournament. This is also important, and even the results of the League of Nations will be included in the seeding of the harvest before Euro 2028.
Dissatisfaction and financial consequences of changes. Members of the association reported the difficulties of holding matches and selling tickets when two home games are played within a short period of time. For wealthy federations, matches between national teams will lose an important source of income.
At the same time, representatives are in no hurry to introduce a new format. One of the leaders of the association called for adapting the international calendar to the needs of different continents, and the other called for the need to analyze in detail the results of the changes. Among the potential advantages of a trivial pause is called an additional hour for the work of coaches in training camps.
If I support the idea of \u200b\u200bsquaring off the triennial window, it will not be easy to achieve change. Events between UEFA and FIFA are still in full swing, and the international calendar has already been confirmed until 2030. Therefore, the prospects for reconsidering the format will become insignificant. The situation could potentially be affected by a change in the FIFA policy: President Gianni Infantino plans to run for the fourth term.