FOOTBALL’S top leagues and player unions will today join forces to tell Fifa: “We will not play in your Club World Cup — you’re killing the game.”
The boycott threat is being spearheaded by Prem chief Richard Masters, PFA boss Maheta Molango and LaLiga supremo Javier Tebas.
They will vow legal action unless the revamped 32-team tournament, due to feature holders Manchester City and Chelsea in the USA next summer, is rescheduled.
Harry Kane’s Bayern Munich and Jude Bellingham’s Real Madrid are also set to play in the four-week tournament, which boasts a £600million-plus prize fund.
Fifa chiefs have brushed off previous fears over player welfare.
But Molango told SunSport: "Football is killing its own product.
"Those who run the game need to listen.
"If they don’t, then as unions we have a responsibility to the players to take action — and the legal route is the next step.
"The governing bodies have had every chance to meaningfully engage with us on this, but they have failed to do so.
"Current player workloads are unsustainable.
"People are realising the amount of games being pushed into the fixture calendar just don’t fit."
International players’ union FifPro and the PFA believe the scheduling will leave clubs with no option but to force stars back into action without the minimum three-week break written into ALL pro deals.
Lawyers have now been asked to prepare legal documents for Fifa unless there is a U-turn.
Masters is head of the World League Association, which represents every major league in football.
He will sit with Tebas and Molango at today’s FifPro and PFA Player Workload Conference in London.
And Molango added: "This a problem for the whole of football."
n0ne321
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There are already African clubs which qualified already
byt they can't for ucl
Kyrgiakos14
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Oops you guys keep talking about the loads of tournament they play but you forgot the huge money they earn every week. at 19 they already has Lamborghini,1 mansion and other luxury things not only that @32 they already has what it takes to stay rich till the rest of their life you now want them to be resting at home. their are more than 32+ player which each team can have they only need to do their selection and rotate their player in each game but most of them will never rotate their player they will play their best player all match just because they want to win all the match. the team and their coach are the one killing their players not the tournament for example onana of man united play all and every single game for man united and ten hang as second goal keeper in the team but even with conventry he still play onana why?? don't get me wrong they all do it I only make that one as an examples.pep of man city are the only team making so many rotation and that is why they are having lesser injuries others should learn from it.
Baba oil dey your head...You make so much sense that I'm force to clap for you. Rotation. End of discussion.
pumbdelnru
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this tournament is even meaningless, how can 8th, 7th or 6th teams be included. is it a champions cup or all clubs cup. hmmmm
konbckmpty
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Nobody is asking them to do it for free, but I getting well paid for it. I could always give it up and come and work with me get their hands dirty. The pay is not the best but the work is honest.
KehindeSeun
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Oops you guys keep talking about the loads of tournament they play but you forgot the huge money they earn every week. at 19 they already has Lamborghini,1 mansion and other luxury things not only that @32 they already has what it takes to stay rich till the rest of their life you now want them to be resting at home. their are more than 32+ player which each team can have they only need to do their selection and rotate their player in each game but most of them will never rotate their player they will play their best player all match just because they want to win all the match. the team and their coach are the one killing their players not the tournament for example onana of man united play all and every single game for man united and ten hang as second goal keeper in the team but even with conventry he still play onana why?? don't get me wrong they all do it I only make that one as an examples.pep of man city are the only team making so many rotation and that is why they are having lesser injuries others should learn from it.
Jekbclmopz
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UCL only ? then how'd clubs across other continents like Asia,Africa and America.. would get the chance to play n complete with this monopolistic European football?? 😑😑
There are already African clubs which qualified already
Cyriacus_Kakira
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How will they play in club World cup without winning UCL[Crylaugh][Crylaugh][Crylaugh][Crylaugh][Crylaugh][Crylaugh]
You seem to lack updates about the NEW Club World-Cup format!
petbcdmtyz
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How will they play in club World cup without winning UCL[Crylaugh][Crylaugh][Crylaugh][Crylaugh][Crylaugh][Crylaugh]
Yakabdemnt
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racist european they think tht world is all about whites only
n0ne321
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UCL only ? then how'd clubs across other continents like Asia,Africa and America.. would get the chance to play n complete with this monopolistic European football?? 😑😑
CHICKIESMP
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maybe change rules about teams and let each team have 40 players, yearly funding of 1 billion so team B can be used. these organizations only seek money and power to stay relevant especially FIFA who's tournament only comes once in a while. they're feeling professional leagues have taken their lamp light position and relegated them to the backyard of relevance
kehbeilru
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Let there only be the respective country's League & UCL. period.
Hucelmsy
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who put masters in charge ??? useless
FAB-KOP
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These uefa clowns are afraid that cwc gonna overtake the ucl’s popularity… and leagues in other continent gonna grow
Aprekukblankson
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Those uefa goons thinks the world belongs to them. Bringing in a lot of unfair competitions day in and day out, that didn't kill football..... It just seemed right to them. On top of the tight schedule you brought euro league and conference league. Hippocrates
Wuwdelnpsz
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Why do football even needs this tournament besides generating money for the lower leagues.
Roabimstu
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Too much games for profit, don't care about players well being 😭