Soccer-FIFA not rescheduling Club World Cup after complaint from players' union, leagues

FILE PHOTO: A long exposure shows FIFA's logo near its headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland February 27, 2022. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann/File Photo

(Reuters) -FIFA will not consider rescheduling their new 32-team Club World Cup, world soccer's governing body said on Friday after global players' union FIFPRO and the World Leagues Association (WLA) threatened legal action if they did not review their plans.

FIFPRO and WLA expressed their concern over the expanded competition last week in a letter addressed to FIFA President Gianni Infantino and Secretary General Mattias Grafstrom.