FIFA: World Leagues Association calls for a role in decisions on the match calendar

"For several years, the World Leagues Association has called for a transparent, structured and inclusive process that gives national professional leagues a role in decisions concerning the international match calendar and the future of football. The World Leagues Association calls on FIFA and the Confederations to involve the WLA in the development of this new framework," the World Leagues Association said on 20 October 2026.

The global association of professional leagues, which "welcomes" the decision taken by the FIFA Council on 15 October 2026 to review the governing body’s governance, pointed out that "FIFA has dramatically expanded its competitions in recent years" and that these developments "impact the sustainability of national competitions, the 4,000 clubs and 130,000…