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Published 15:31 9 Sept 2021 BST
Updated 15:33 9 Sept 2021 BST
"To play every summer a one-month tournament, for the players, it’s a killer. If it’s every two years it clashes with the women’s World Cup, with the Olympic football tournament.
"The value is precisely because it is every four years, you wait for it, it’s like the Olympic Games, it’s a huge event. I don’t see our federations supporting that.
"I hope they will come to their senses, because I don’t see the right approach to go everywhere except the confederations, not to speak to us. They didn’t come, they didn’t call, I didn’t get a letter or anything. I just read in the media."
Wenger insists he has received a positive response from FIFA members about the possibility of holding a World Cup every two years, but a tournament without European or South American representation, however, would drastically lose lots of its allure. Never before has the tournament been won by a country from outside of those two continents.Speaking about the proposal on Thursday, Wenger explained there would be multiple benefits for different parties if his new football calendar was passed.
"Our mission is to plan and shape the football of tomorrow and to improve the competition of global football. The objectives were first less travel for players, no increase in the number of the games, guaranteed rest for players and more meaningful games. That’s what the fans demand, and more chances to shine, and to close the gap.
"All the confederations have to have access to top, top games, not just Europe and South America."
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