Biennial World Cup: Rohr, Others To Meet FIFA This Week

Biennial World Cup: Rohr, Others To Meet FIFA This Week Sampson Adedeji As the consultations and deliberations continue on having FIFA men's World cup of every two years, Nigeria's Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr and all managers around the world have been invited for an online meeting this week, BSNsports.com.ng can report. Football stakeholders led by former Arsenal FC manager Arsene Wenger have played an active role in changing the calendar of football and changing the original time and schedule of the World cup. " As a coach of the men's national teams, their input is essential,” said Mr Wenger, who leads the Men's Technical Advisory Group. “Opportunities for us to come together are few and far between, but we must embrace these occasions as such dialogue helps us all to protect the unique place that football has in the world and to make it truly global.” The discussions will be led by FIFA Chief of Global Football Development Arsene Wenger and will include a range of talking points, including player health, international windows, the frequency of FIFA World Cup finals and other important issues in the game. The online meetings are set for Tuesday 19 October 2021 and Thursday 21 October 2021.