“I welcome this idea, it is a good help for the economy.
Four years is perhaps a bit too long, ”Folha de S. Paulo quotes Bolsonaro.
He added that this is his personal opinion, but the official position must be announced by the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF).
“There was a proposal for a club championship, possibly in the same parameters of the world championship, with the participation of 24 teams or a little more.
So that in a year the world championship and the club championship alternate, ”the politician added.
Recall that the initiative to hold the World Cup every two years was originally proposed by the head of FIFA Gianni Infantino.
The change may take effect after the 2026 World Cup.
The calendar will provide that the leading footballers will spend about 30 days a year in the national teams, and not 50, as it is now.
It is also proposed to reduce qualifying tournaments.
Earlier, the honorary president of the Russian Football Union, Vyacheslav Koloskov, expressed the opinion that holding the World Cup every two years would destroy club football.