FIFA warned of legal action over Club World Cup schedule

FIFA is facing the threat of legal action from domestic leagues and player unions if there is no rescheduling of the 2025 Club World Cup. A letter to FIFA president Gianni Infantino, seen by AFP, claims the sport’s worldwide schedule is now “beyond saturation”. Nigerians should support Finidi to succeed- Mouktar Mohammed Foundation to host […]

FIFA is facing the threat of legal action from domestic leagues and player unions if there is no rescheduling of the 2025 Club World Cup.

A letter to FIFA president Gianni Infantino, seen by AFP, claims the sport’s worldwide schedule is now “beyond saturation”.

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It warns calendar changes including the new 32-team Club World Cup – scheduled to take place in the United States in June and July 2025 – have created “economic harm” to domestic leagues and pushed players “beyond their limits”.

The letter urges FIFA’s ruling council to reschedule the Club World Cup and re-open talks on the international calendar for the years up to 2030.