Biennial World Cup: "A negative outlook for European football according to independent study" (UEFA)

€2.5 to €3bn over a four-year cycle is the total sum that the 55 member associations in the UEFA zone would lose if the FIFA project for a biennial World Cup were to materialise, according to UEFA on 17/12/2021, following "an independent study" commissioned by "the renowned (British) consultancy firm Oliver & Ohlbaum (document available to download)."

These losses would be incurred "from centralised revenues (media rights of men's European qualifiers and Nations League; distributions from UEFA Euro) and from individual sources such as ticketing and sponsorship," explained the European body.

UEFA has published these results while FIFA is holding a Global Summit on Monday 20/12/2021, via video conference, dedicated to the international calendar and its idea of a World Cup every two years.

"Echoing the clear objections expressed by the European stakeholders on several occasions and the firm and motivated opposition announced by fans' organisations, UEFA believes that radical changes should be proposed only if they result in clear and unquestionable benefits for the game and its…