21-06-2024, 10:33 PM
The 2025 African Cup of Nations in Morocco will take place over Christmas, starting on December 21st and ending on January 18th. The tournament is supposed to be now held at this time of year to avoid a clash with the European domestic season, but has been pushed back by six months due to the new, expanded Club World Cup taking its slot. The 2023 season was held in January/February this year becasue of the rainy season.
All quite of a mess really. FIFA have stepped on CAF's feet, who moved off European club's feet, but now have been pushd back on their feet. This will impact the ever busy Christmas period of English football, but will likely not clash with any UEFA Champions League matchdays, itself now an expanded competition.
Most of the tournament, including the business end, will be in a quiet period for Sky Sports in January, so I wouldn't be surprised if the current arrangement of Sky/BBC airing the competition would continue, even if there might be no linear outlet for the early parts of the group stage.
www.bbc.co.uk
To the Club World Cup itself, that is threatening to fall apart at the seams. Players Unions and potentially clubs/leagues are threatening to sue FIFA over the extra football, and Bloomberg reports that the potential global rights deal with Apple TV has fallen through. Apple bid $1 billion for global rights, but FIFA was expecting $4 billion and now are considering to go back to the traditional strategy of selling the rights on a region-by region or country-by-country basis. They are also consulting with clubs to lower prize money if they do get less revenue than they anticipated.
Can only be happy that its blowing up in FIFA's face.
worldsoccertalk.com
news.sky.com
All quite of a mess really. FIFA have stepped on CAF's feet, who moved off European club's feet, but now have been pushd back on their feet. This will impact the ever busy Christmas period of English football, but will likely not clash with any UEFA Champions League matchdays, itself now an expanded competition.
Most of the tournament, including the business end, will be in a quiet period for Sky Sports in January, so I wouldn't be surprised if the current arrangement of Sky/BBC airing the competition would continue, even if there might be no linear outlet for the early parts of the group stage.
www.bbc.co.uk
To the Club World Cup itself, that is threatening to fall apart at the seams. Players Unions and potentially clubs/leagues are threatening to sue FIFA over the extra football, and Bloomberg reports that the potential global rights deal with Apple TV has fallen through. Apple bid $1 billion for global rights, but FIFA was expecting $4 billion and now are considering to go back to the traditional strategy of selling the rights on a region-by region or country-by-country basis. They are also consulting with clubs to lower prize money if they do get less revenue than they anticipated.
Can only be happy that its blowing up in FIFA's face.
worldsoccertalk.com
news.sky.com