Leading clubs across Europe will continue to oppose FIFA’s plans to change the Club World Cup – but are prepared to alter their stance. FIFA president Gianni Infantino has outlined plans to revamp the tournament, with an inaugural event proposed to take place in June 2021. Despite resistance from elite clubs, FIFA’s ruling council approved the format changes, which will see the competition increase in size and be moved to the summer slot currently held by the Confederations Cup. The current format sees seven teams compete in winter, with that number set to expand to 24. UEFA and Europe’s clubs and leagues are not totally against the changes, but want to be involved in discussions surrounding a timeframe and the international match calendar, which is currently set until 2024. Europe’s position has always been in support of Infantino’s promise of a bigger, richer and more meaningful Club World Cup – but only from 2024 onwards. Speaking to reporters at the European Club Association’s 22nd general assembly in Amsterdam on Tuesday, ECA chairman Andrea Agnelli restated that stance, saying none of the ECA’s 232 members would “participate in this competition at this moment in time because of the congested calendar”. But…