KEVIN DE BRUYNE doesn’t believe that Fifa’s plans for a World Cup every two years is a ‘bad idea’.
Football’s governing body are trying to change the annual calendar for 2024 and beyond, with a change to bi-annual World Cups on the agenda.
The proposal, led by former Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger, has unanimously been rejected by Premier League clubs this week.
But Manchester City star De Bruyne, 30, doesn’t necessarily dislike the idea.
He has, however, insisted that players need more rest.
While away on international duty, he told Belga: “At the start of the season, I had a meeting with Fifa and Arsene Wenger to explain to us what they wanted to do.
“To do something like that, federations of all countries, Uefa and Fifa have to coordinate. Everyone has to work together.
“I insisted on a second point: I told them that they had to keep a real period of rest for us, the players, at the end of the season.
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“The idea isn’t bad in itself, as long as everyone works together.”
Despite a backlash, Wenger, 72, has refused to back down on his idea.
During a recent public appearance at the London Palladium, he said: “We want to educate all the countries.
“The quality of competition for young players doesn’t fit everywhere in the world and that is what we want to change.
“But I believe we have to give more countries the chance to play at a World Cup, which is why I came up with this idea of a tournament every two years.
“I don’t decide that. It will be up to the 211 member associations of Fifa.
“In Europe the infrastructure is there, in England too. But this is about the rest of the world.”
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