These are the reports on the original plan: Sports Illustrated https://www.si.com › soccer › 2017 › 11 › 03 › global-nations-league-uefa-fifa UEFA Pitches Massive Global Nations League Competition to Replace ... The likely appeal of the Global Nations League for most FIFA member federations, who rarely qualify for a World Cup, is a realistic chance to compete for a trophy and prize money by qualifying for ... BBC https://www.bbc.com › sport › football › 41871546 Uefa and Fifa discuss global expansion of Nations League - BBC Uefa says it has "initiated" talks with Fifa and other confederations about expanding its new Nations League into a global competition. ESPN https://www.espn.com › soccer › story › _ › id › 37501938 › global-nations-league-outshine-world-cup Why a proposed Global Nations League would outshine the World Cup The soccer-mad petro-state is jealous of its tiny neighbour Qatar, host of the 2022 World Cup. The Saudis want to make a landgrab of their own, including hosting the first Global Nations League. ESPN https://www.espn.co.uk › football › story › _ › id › 37485393 › how-global-nations-league-actually-work Q&A: How would the proposed Global Nations League actually work? A proposal has been put made for a truly global international football tournament that could change the sport. Gab Marcotti explains how it may work.
UEFA just demonstrated to FIFA and to everyone that they have this power and know it, and CONCACAF and Asia just backed them. Why does UEFA not take the next step and announce an expanded Euro 2030 tournament? Invite X nations from CONCACAF and Y nations from Asia to joint them (get it up to 24 nations total) and leave it up to those confederations to qualify which nations will represent them. Hold open the potential for Z more nations to join from CONMEBOL and Africa (another 8 nations) if those federations also want in. Profits to be distributed pro-rata among the federations represented. Would be the end of FIFA. (Might just shift the center of the corruption to UEFA, but it would indeed be the end of FIFA.) I'm just a guy with a keyboard. Could this actually happen?