LONDON (AP) – FIFA’s determination to have a bigger role in club football worldwide is troubling the head of the Spanish league.
Javier Tebas, president of La Liga, fears FIFA expanding the Club World Cup and providing a fresh windfall for a group of elite clubs will exacerbate financial disparities between teams and harm football.
The FIFA men’s club competition is due to swell from an annual competition with seven entrants to an event featuring a 24-team group stage from 2021.
“The major risk would be the Club World Cup,” Tebas said through a translator in London.