Wales captain, Gareth Bale, said he is not in favour of a FIFA proposal to hold the World Cup every two years.
The 2022 Qatar World Cup could be the 32-year-old’s last opportunity to play in the tournament, but the winger said making the competition a biennial event would diminish its appeal.
“I like the tradition of every four years. It has that prestige, like the Olympics where it comes around every four years.
“It feels that little bit more special because it’s not happening too often,” Bale said.
“It does make it that bit more prestigious … I don’t really like that every two years because it loses that bit of history.”
Manchester City’s chief executive, Ferran Soriano said the football calendar was already overwhelmed.
“There is no space for anything,” he said. “No room at all. The players cannot play more games.”
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