“For the most part, the competition part of it is somewhat useless. I guess the part about being in [the next World Cup host’s] country and getting the lay of the land is important, but theConfederations Cup is one of these competitions where I’m sure the national teams and the players would rather not have it, because it’s just another game or series of games at a time when playersneed a break.”
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