'UEFA is disappointed with the methodology adopted, which has so far led to radical reform projects being communicated and openly promoted before having been given, together with other stakeholders, the chance to participate in any consultation meeting,' UEFA said in a statement on Wednesday. MANCHESTER, England: European football's governing body UEFA has urged FIFA to stop pushing its plan for a two-year World Cup and instead to engage in 'genuine consultation' over reform of the international match calendar.įIFA is conducting a feasibility study into holding the World Cup on a biennial basis, a change from the current four- yearly cycle, but has made no secret of its desire to switch to such a format.Īrsene Wenger, the former Arsenal manager who is now FIFA's head of Global Football Development, said this month he was '100 per cent convinced' of the switch.
