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110% disagree. you clearly dont have an appreciation for international football. most countries wouldnt be affected by this. so brazil and argentina and germany and spain and france and england lose a few players each from their national teams, they have dozens of others good enough to make the squad. the other 200 countries would rejoice at an improved chance to win a championship. nothing will ever stop 1 billion+ people watching the world cup,nothing. maybe this actually brings some parity since only 8 countries have ever won.
And not just this point - but if you are an elite soccer talent, you have like 100 teams you can play for and make roughly the same $$. Its kinda like what we are seeing in the NBA the last 10-15 years where the players have a huge amount of power. The talent drain to these 15 clubs if they actually get banned from FIFA/UEFA tourneys is immense. Any of these guys can just go to PSG or Bayern and still play for the flag in their side time.