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It’s Virgil vs Arsene! Van Dijk reveals he led Liverpool players in meeting with Wenger to warn the ex-Arsenal boss of the dangers of his controversial plan for a World Cup every two years – and he demands ‘they must start to listen’
- Arsene Wenger has proposed that the World Cup is held every two years
- Liverpool players met with the ex-Arsenal boss to warn him against the plans
- Virgil van Dijk led the Reds, insisting it would put top players at risk of injury
- All 20 Premier League teams rejected the controversial plan earlier this week
Liverpool defender Virigil van Dijk has met with Arsene Weger to warn the former Arsenal boss that holding a World Cup every two years would be a mistake.
Wenger, who is now the chief of global football development at FIFA, is leading a consultation on a new international men’s calendar from 2024.
The Frenchman has been at the forefront of the governing body’s controversial proposals for a major tournament every June and cutting the gap between World Cups from four years to two.
Virgil van Dijk (second left) led Liverpool players in a meeting with Arsene Wenger to discuss his biennial world Cup proposals
Arsene Wenger is leading plans to revamp the football calendar – with a biennial World Cup
UEFA has repeatedly expressed its opposition to the proposals, while others have slammed the initiative and Van Dijk is the latest to speak out against Wenger’s plans.
The Dutchman revealed he led a delegation of Liverpool players to tell Wenger that his proposals will put the world’s elite players at risk after the former manager had requested a meeting to gauge Jurgen Klopp’s squad’s reaction, according to The Mirror.
‘We should…
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Source : dailymail
