You're right Robbie and Billy - its insane, and you're right, it will take vision, leadership and impossible levels of collaboration domestically and internationally. Can't see it happening for one very simple reason:
The people with power in the game are no longer the leagues' administrators, or the clubs, or even the players. The media and the agents have absolute control now, bar a few conciliatory gestures towards clubs, players and fans.
De-regulation and the free market have begun to, and will continue to, destroy everything that is human, good and communal in all areas of human life. Football is no different. As soon as the wants of the few are allowed precedence over the needs of the many, chaos and catastrophe ensue. Technology, wealthy individuals and corporations rule the world, not governments and heads of state. Agents and the media rule football. Greed and small-scale self-interest will eclipse the common good. Always. Unless a situation is governed and regulated effectively by representatives of the majority.
FiFA is utterly discredited and corrupt, because it is undemocratic. The FA is slightly more democratic, but weak, because it is full of vested interest and far too commercially orientated.
I can't see where a world governing body (to replace FIFA - because that would be needed) could draw its representatives or its influence (which would need to be considerable) from. It would always be subject to the the commercial pressures brought by the powerful individuals - and a very few clubs - that have established their power base in the game.
In short, the stable door would be bolted but the horse has long since fled.
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