Professional Footballers’ Association president Maheta Molango fears the two-year World Cup could jeopardize the game.
The head of the players’ association remains cautious about what they want to change in the tournament schedule.
Former Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger, now FIFA’s chief of staff, assessing whether shortening the gap between the competition at the end of four to two years is possible.
FIFA Congress agreed that it could happen to change the calendar in May but has already met with opponents from the European leagues and UEFA.
Molango said: “It’s a matter of concern, we have to look at this. He (FIFA) must understand the statistics which show the number of people who are contributing to the European Championship and the World Cup is the first.
“There was a huge amount of players who played for England at the World Cup as well as the final Euros so they deserve to be heard.
“It’s one of the biggest clubs in the world because we have a lot of support for the players in England.
“Expecting something gives you a craving for something. Even if you just see it as a business, playing every two years doesn’t mean people will crave it again. It may be different.
“What makes this event special is that you play it every four years. It’s got to the point where you have so many games that you don’t expect anything in return.
“We look forward to seeing what the request looks like because we haven’t seen it.”
The Premier League and the EFL have already stated opposition to the plans with other members of the European League, with UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin saying European countries could boycott the games in two years’ time.
On Friday, the South American organization, CONMEBOL, joined UEFA in expressing concern.
A change in the global calendar could mean a big end to each summer, with the World Cup even a few years and the European Championship and Copa America over odd years.
FIFA is also looking at the possibility of reducing the number of international windows in one or two seasons.
The number of games is one of the biggest challenges facing the PFA and its members and Molango feels that players need to be protected for their health.
He said: “Those men are not machines. If you think they can play in the games they play on Saturday, go to their countries at different times and come back, it’s not good.
“They can be their own kind. This is ruining the football business because the players are not playing as hard as they can and, in the end, the clubs are not making the best team.
“We don’t just compete with them internally but with other entertainment industries. We have to make sure we give all the best for the football to move forward.”
A new study by YouGov found that nearly two-thirds of Britons refuse to host the World Cup every two years, while 40% of 1,000 fans surveyed said they strongly opposed each other and 24% ‘slightly opposed’.
Only 21 percent supported the plan, plus only eight percent.
Crystal Palace manager Patrick Vieira, who played under Wenger for nine years at Arsenal and won the 1998 World Cup with France, called his former boss “a visionary”, but said: “For me, I think losing a little is important. having a World Cup every two years. “
Vieira added: “We need to assess the risk of players playing too many games without taking a break.”
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