Infantino: “European Championship could take place every two years”

Not only does he insist on his proposal to host the World Cup every two years, but Gianni Infantino suggested doing the same with the European Championship.

This is what he claimed in statements he made to Rai. In fact, he explained the benefits of this scenario for both the organizers and the players.

Details of the words of the FIFA President: “First of all, I want to make it clear that it is not my suggestion to hold the World Cup every two years. 88% of the conference, including the majority of European countries, voted to have a World Cup study every two years. Years.

We have done a very serious study that shows that from a sporting point of view, the World Cup would be open every two years: there would be fewer national team games, but more games with a stronger emotional impact, while the European Championship could also be held every two years.

Italy very often takes part in the World Cup and the impact this event has on a country is very important from a sporting point of view. Many countries in the world are not so lucky, however, because only 32 take part. When it was decided a hundred years ago that the World Cup would be held every four years, there were only forty countries in the world that played football in Europe and South America. Today there are more than two hundred and this situation must be taken into account. The financial impact would then be positive for everyone, both those who have more and those who have less.

This project aims to protect the national leagues, because there would be fewer breaks, as well as to protect the players, because there would be a break of at least three weeks for them in July to recover after the World Cup, which means it does not exist now . It takes FIFA thirty years to complete the number of Italian Football League matches in one year.

I don’t think that a World Cup and a European Championship can change everything every two years. “It’s important to find a balance between less travel for the players, protecting their health and making world football bigger.”.