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Wenger calls for World Cup every two years, radical calendar changes

December 19, 2017 Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger Action Images [ Reuters]

Arsene Wenger, FIFA's Chief of Global Football Development, says the governing body should consider holding the World Cup and Euros every two years and that a review of the world calendar will consider compressed qualifiers and enforced breaks for players.

The former Arsenal manager is a close advisor to FIFA president Gianni Infantino and says the current four year wait for a World Cup is unfair to players and the focus should be on "competitions of meaning".

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