Biennial World Cup?

Critics of the biennial idea - principally UEFA and Conmebol, the South American federation - say it is "unviable"

Barely had the reverberations from the European Super League (ESL) died down when a proposal for a biennial World Cup has roiled the footballing world. Unlike the egregious ESL, which attracted contempt all round, a biennial World Cup has elicited mixed reactions.

The powerful Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) and its clubs, the acknowledged global epicentre of the sport industry, has reacted with revulsion. Players have not said much yet — in contrast to their vocal disapproval of the ESL. But note that the idea was okayed by some 80 former stars — among them, Didier Drogba, the Ivorian who