Quote Originally Posted by KerrAvon View Post
Are you suggesting that the possibility of holding the World Cup should be denied to any country if holding it there would interfere with domestic European leagues?

It's up to the various federations to manage their competitions appropriately. So you may have a point.
Not at all. They have proven that the World Cup can be held in the winter.

The schedule for football especially at the highest level is getting stupid. The World Club competition starts this coming summe. You have to presume that the worlds best players will be there. It will mean that they will have a short summer with no doubt friendly competitions throught the world in their pre-season. Then the year after the best players in the world will be at the World Cup which means flighing all over North America. The players will again have a short summer with other friendly competitions all over the world.

Historically the thing that gives is lower league football. This year they stopped the FA Cup replays which is a finacial bonus for most clubs.

The Premier clubs will again not want to participate in the cups. We all have to agree that it isn't those existing competitions that is the problem. It's the new competitions that they're creating that are going to eventually take its toll on the players.

It is always the supporters that miss out!