Is this first edition of the new Club World Cup a success? Everyone will make their own opinion, but a priori, FIFA already has their own. In Brazil, for example, broadcasters have recorded audience records since the start of the competition. On the first weekend alone, 50 million viewers had been identified on the Globo TV antennas, while the match between the South Africans of the Sundowns and the South Koreans of Ulsan had even brought together a million people. More generally, competition is a hit in Latin America.
In France, the PSG – Atlético de Madrid match had gathered more than 3.8 million viewers on average on TF1, a beautiful audience. There is no doubt that the 1/4 final of the Parisians against Bayern Munich, or even the possible semi-final against Real Madrid by Kylian Mbappé (in the event of the qualification of the Merengues against Dortmund), will also be highly watched on Dazn. That said, not everyone carries this competition in their heart, and many look at it more by supporter than by attachment. She also loves criticism of many football players for months. Recently, Raphinha or Jürgen Klopp had climbed to the niche.
A club World Cup every two years
Their wrath will certainly not be heard, since The beach bar reveals information that may still cause a lot of ink to flow. According to the Spanish media, the boss of FIFA, Gianni Infantino, would now like to make the Club World Cup a biennial competition, with a scheduled appointment every two years, and no longer four as it was planned (the next is set for 2029, but his host is not yet known). This idea comes in a context of tensions with certain European championships, and it will be necessary to follow carefully what follow-up of the Helvetico-Italian leader will give this project.
Still according to The beach barits intention would be to strengthen FIFA control over the international calendar. He would then call into question the hegemony of UEFA, of which the Champions League represents the great football event each year. Especially since the organization of the next editions in strategic places such as Qatar, Morocco or Brazil, recently mentioned, would add a geopolitical and financial dimension to this controversial project. But no doubt: players' unions should have their voice brought, while the infernal rhythm of calendars has never been the subject of debate so much.
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