European leagues including the English top-flight and player unions to submit fixture calendar complaint against FIFA on Monday
Leagues and unions will lodge a legal complaint with the European Commission on Monday accusing FIFA of abusing a dominant position over the fixture calendar.
The introduction of a 32-team Club World Cup every four years has been seen as the tipping point, but the bigger issue, they say, is FIFA’s general conduct around this issue, alleging it has favoured its own commercial interests which has in turn “harmed the economic interests of national leagues and the welfare of players”.
The Premier League can point to the fact that it has been a 20-team competition for almost 30 years, and that fixture congestion in the club game is the result of expansion at the international level by UEFA and now FIFA. Get breaking Forest news sent direct to your phone Join our Nottingham Forest WhatsApp group and get the latest breaking news, interviews and opinion sent straight to your phone, plus matchday team news and live updates of all the action. Just click here and select ‘Join Community’ to get started. The only proviso is that you must have WhatsApp on your phone to participate.
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