The best clubs in Europe hate it. National team coaches don't really like it. The international players union think that FIFA should demolish it.
The football matches that I'm speaking about arrives on the 10 August 2011. The annual date protected for internatonal friendlies probably the least loved and most problematic fixture on the international calendar.
There is a official document that plans matches in four-year cycles. The document also decides on the dates the clubs should hand over their players for international friendly matches.
Players are caught up in the long standing fight for their loyalty between their club and nation. The players must obey their club's and nation's contract. While the nation has FIFA's backing to use the clubs players as they want without a guarantee to return them in fit condition.
The best International-Friendlies (10 August 2011)
Germany vs Brazil
Italy vs Spain
England vs Netherlands
Joseph Sepp Blatter has shown little willingness to speak with European clubs, whose £607.5 million share of annual prize money from the UEFA Champions League, matches Fifa's total revenue.
FC Barcelona manager, Pep Gardiola hasn't even seen his £26m off-season signing Alexis Sanchez in a training session. Pep Gardiola is losing 8 players to the Spanish national team. Bayern Munich are also obligated to hand over 8 players who have been selected for the German national team and the football players must report at least
48 hours before kick-off.
The German and Brazil Football associations will earn vast sums of money from world-wide television rights packages.
"The crowds and audiences cannot lie - these are big events," said Phillipe Grothe of the Kentaro Agency that markets Brazil's football matches.
"It is merely used to generate revenues with little or no technical value," Umberto Gandini, the European Club Association vice-chairman, said.
FIFA declined to say whether or not the current football calendar can be changed, but said that it would consult widely to set the 2015 - 2018 fixtures.
"We will have in-depth discussions with all the stake holders including confederations, member associates, clubs and players, before finalising it." FIFA said in a statement.
In conclusion, Sepp Blatter's re-election in June, with the endorsement of 186 countries, was a reminder that FIFA primarily answers to its 208 member federations, who send national teams to its competitions.
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