John Fallon: FAI will eye push for biennial World Cup

In a barren year for Irish football in terms of senior tournaments, their biggest “meaningful” game of 2022 might be played out off the pitch

Gianni Infantino: Claims majority of countries in favour of biennial World Cup.

For a man whose ability to conveniently miss sight of events was notorious, Arsene Wenger is crystal clear in his crusade to see the World Cup staged every two years.

Fifa’s chief of global football development is the friendly face of the campaign to shorten the interval of the greatest show on earth, even prepared to divide and conquer by citing the “modern guy” as supportive of the switch to biennial tournaments for men and women.