Tournament Expansion

Commentary by: Sean Maslin With innovation comes plenty of opportunities but also plenty of risk. FIFA is certainly finding this out as it looks to...

Suj and James discuss the upcoming Club World Cup, the first to feature 32 teams, and as is covered, probably the last, because expansion can be expected for the next edition of the tournament. There's discussion on the current mixed feelings from fans on their interest towards the tournament and some of the controversy around its staging. And there's coverage of how to watch the tournament and an overview of all 32 teams competing. Tomorrow on Planet FPL: Ask James, live Stream at 11am BST with an audio to follow shortly after conclusion Today on Patreon: Money in Football (IT+) & Talking Tactics: The Best of Angeball (AT) For the full Planet FPL schedule this week, including our offering on Patreon view this post: https://www.patreon.com/posts/content-schedule-131020394 Want to become a member of our FPL community and support the Podcast? Join us on Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/planetfpl⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow James on Twitter/x: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/PlanetFPLPod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Suj on Twitter/x: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/sujanshah⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Clayton on Twitter/x: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/claytsAFC⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Subscribe to our YouTube channel: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@PlanetFPL⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Like us on Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/planetfpl⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow us on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/planetfpl⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ #ClubWorldCup #CWC #FIFA Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mark Chapman is joined by The Athletic's Amy Lawrence, Raphael Honigstein and Ed Malyon to look at the future of the mother of all football tournaments - the FIFA World Cup. Will Qatar hosting in winter and the expansion to 48 teams in 2026 ruin the World Cup as we know and love it? With yet more allegations of corruption surfacing can we really take the tournament seriously anymore? Or will the World Cup continue to unite people and nations despite the controversy and critics? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.