Fears Premier League ‘might be diminished to 18 TEAMS amid FIFA’s plans to limit world top-flights to ease Membership World Cup congestion – as stars threaten strikes’

There are reportedly fears that FIFA need to impose 18-team leagues around the globe, together with the Premier League, because of the growth of the Membership World Cup. 

The governing physique – headed by president Gianni Infantino – introduced plans to carry a 32-team event within the US subsequent summer season to find out one of the best membership facet on the planet, with the likes of Manchester Metropolis, Actual Madrid and Chelsea all due to participate.

Nonetheless, golf equipment throughout Europe’s prime leagues have main issues in regards to the toll this can tackle gamers, one thing Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta lately identified. 

In keeping with The Sun, golf equipment are nervous that FIFA will attempt to fight this difficulty by decreasing the variety of groups in each league to 18, which means every membership would play 34 video games as a substitute of 38. 

One supply mentioned: ‘All of us suppose that that is the last word purpose from FIFA, to discover a approach of creating us drop to 18.

An 18-team Premier League would imply every membership performs 34 video games as a substitute of the same old 38 

‘What you’ll be able to put your cash on is the working group saying there’s an excessive amount of home soccer, that we should always all go down from 20 golf equipment to 18 and that the least affect on gamers comes from worldwide matches.

‘We would not be shocked if they’ve already written their conclusions.’

It comes after FIFA have been threatened with authorized motion by participant unions and world leagues if it doesn’t transfer the expanded 2025 Membership World Cup. 

Premier League and LaLiga chiefs have additionally have threatened to drag their groups out except the revamped competitors is rescheduled 

Final month Premier League chief govt Richard Masters declared that soccer is at a ‘tipping level’ with gamers being requested to play extra video games than ever earlier than.

‘It stands to purpose if you happen to overload the calendar and the gamers, sooner or later, one thing has to provide,’ mentioned Masters.

Richard Masters (left) and Javier Tebas (proper) have issues over the newly-expanded Membership World Cup and are reportedly threatening to boycott the event altogether

‘It’s attending to a tipping level. The suggestions we’ve from gamers is that there’s an excessive amount of soccer being performed and there’s fixed growth.’

 The Membership World Cup will run from June 15 to July 13 2025 and take away some golf equipment’ likelihood of recuperating within the low season and getting ready for the brand new Premier League marketing campaign. 

If FIFA implement the rule, the Bundesliga, Portuguese league, Belgian league amongst others shall be unaffected as they have already got 18 or much less groups competing of their respective leagues.