Fifa must postpone Club World Cup or face legal action, warns players’ union
Fifpro wants expanded tournament in 2025 to be rescheduledLetter calls for agreement on international match calendar first
Fifa must postpone its expanded Club World Cup or face the prospect of legal action, the international players’ union has warned, in a fierce broadside against the game’s global governing body.
Fifpro and the World Leagues organisation have written jointly to Fifa’s president, Gianni Infantino, asking him to reschedule the 32-team tournament, which is set to take place in the United States next June and July. The new Club World Cup, alongside its old iteration now rebranded as the Intercontinental Cup, should be paused until a full agreement on the shape of the international match calendar can be agreed, the letter says.
