Qualification for the Olympics is flawed in general. The teams that actually play at the Olympics are often vastly different to those that qualified. Nonetheless once a team actually qualifies they do send their best teams.
I know I'm a little late to the conversation, but I was without internet access for a week, so sorry for bringing this up again. I would just like to point out that there are quite a few national teams. Most of whom schedule games during most international breaks. Sure the very best national players from all over the World generally play on European clubs, but not all of them. Yeah a club from Germany might have Germans, Turks, Swiss, Dutch, etc national teamers; but a Brazilian club might have Brazilian, Argentine, Uruguayan, Paraguayan, Colombian, etc national teamers. National teams consist of more than just the handful of stars on the European clubs. You have to consider the rest of the starting eleven plus the bench. Even a league like MLS has to deal with national teamers leaving to play for their countries. Just because MLS might have Jamaicans and Canadians, instead of Spanish or English leaving for their countries doesn't mean those guys don't count as national team players, and thus games they play for their national teams doesn't take a toll on them as well. Your statement that players on European club teams have to deal with about 10 additional games due solely to representing their national teams is complete bunk.
I think you're not taking into account the quote that aloisius was responding to... aka South American leagues continue to play on through international breaks. So what I conclude when I combine both quotes is this scenario: -- Germany is playing this weekend, thus the Bundesliga stops its program and no matches are played. So while Bayern Munich may play 60 games in a year, a national team player would play (for example) 50 games for Bayern plus (for example) 10 national team games. (He's rested in the remaining 10 matches) -- Brazil is playing this weekend, but the Brazilan league plays on the same weekend. So while Atletico-MG may play 70 games in a year, a national team player may play 50 games for his club while 10 other games he would have played in are spent with the national team, who are playing simultaneously as Atletico. (He's rested in the remaining 10 matches)
Whoops, you're right. MLS has the same general problems as the Brazilian league, with playing through national breaks.
Maybe I'm misunderstanding this. so he plays 50 for bayern 10 for the national team rested for 10 he plays 50 for atletico then another 10 for Atletico during fifa dates rested for 10 this is the part i don't get... I'm not sure how it works in Europe, but in Brazil, if you're healthy you're playing, specially if you're a starter. Second If you get called up to Brazil, you might have this happen to you. Play Sunday for your club, play Weds for Brazil, play Sunday for your club. you throw an extra game in there, happens all the time. Read the thread about Bom Senso FC in the Brazil forum you'll understand how bad the players get in Brazil. This is something that's been going around for a long time, and now it's getting attention because more bigger names are coming back. Players sometimes play over 5 games a month! Think about this they are trying to get CBF to pass a rule that doesn't allow players to play over 4 games in 1 month, because it happens so often. Plus the travel times are a lot longer and they have what is called concentrations before the games, where a player checks into a hotel with the team the day before the game, spends the time with the team during match day and can't have visitors. So if you're playing on Sunday away you Travel Friday Saturday to concentrate play sunday travel so you're back on monday - day off practice - tues practice - wed practice - thur practice / travel - friday concentrate - saturday play sunday Now throw in a competition in the middle (like Libertadores or Copa do Brasil) and you have games on wed, which means you're concentration on tuesday and traveling on monday plus the WC break which made the second half of the tournament this year have games every week on weds.
No, that's not what I was saying. He plays 10 for Brazil even though Atletico are playing on those FIFA dates. I'm basically saying that leagues in South America (probably the whole of the western hemisphere) do not halt their domestic leagues when their national teams are playing, unlike in Europe where they don't play any league games on international dates. Thus, a player misses (for example) 10 games for Atletico due to being called up to the national team. I wasn't challenging what you had said. I brought up your quote which themightymagyar had overlooked when replying to aloisius.
South Africa throw their hat into the ring as 2015/2016 hosts: http://www.goal.com/en-za/news/4666.../club-world-cup-could-be-coming-to-sa-in-2015 So between articles and Valcke quotes we have... India China Japan South Africa Middle East (UAE?) I certainly wouldn't mind the CWC return to Abu Dhabi but otherwise China would be my favorite. Happy new year and see you back for Morocco 2014.
My only preference is that it doesn't go to a country like Japan who's hosted it before. It's time that the tournament gets around to different parts of the world like the World Cup does.