Get the City transfer window latest, team news, match updates and analysis delivered straight to your inbox Manchester City are opposed to proposals put forward by FIFA to stage the World Cup every two years, rather than the current four-year format.
The idea is being discussed after development by former Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger, who is now Fifa’s chief of global football development.
In practice, it would mean the staging of a World Cup or European Championship every summer, rather than both competitions running on alternative four-year cycles.
The plans would also possibly shake up the domestic football calendar to replace club games every October with international qualifiers for the tournaments.
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