FIFA CEO Infantino: "The Euros would also take place every two years"

FIFA chairman

Gianni Infantino

has posited the European Championship would fall into line and become a semiannual tournament should the proposed World Cup initiatives succeed. 

Directed by the head of global football development

Arsene Wenger

, FIFA has been pushing for the World Cup to change the format and be held every two years, an idea that both

UEFA

and

CONMEBOL

has vigorously opposed. 

At their December global conference, FIFA stated to its member associations that the changes would bring football $4.4 billion during the first four-year cycle.

Infantino, who is facing stiff resistance in Europe and South America, has now twisted the knife by implying that the Euros will be held more frequently if the biannual World Cup plans are implemented. 

When asked what would happen to European football's main international event in the aftermath of the World Cup bids, Infantino told Italian station Radio Anch'io:

"The Euros would also take place every two years.

"In Europe, there is resistance because there is a World Cup every week with the leagues and the best players in the world, but that isn't the case for the rest of the world: It's a month a year, and we need to find a way to truly include the whole world in football."

UEFA released a contradictory independent survey last month that labeled the proposed alterations "alarming" just hours before FIFA published a survey that found a "majority" in favor of a World Cup every two years. 

Infantino said once more that FIFA's previous research indicated that the modification would be both doable and acceptable.

He added:

"The presumptions are clear: 88 percent of countries, including the majority of those in Europe, have asked for the study and the study tells us that from a sporting point of view, a World Cup every two years would work. 

"There would be fewer international matches but with a greater impact."

The

International Olympic Committee

(IOC)

has joined a rising chorus of critics, including

Kylian Mbappe

and

Robert Lewandowski

, who are concerned about the impact of the alterations on the world's athletic schedule.

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