World Cup 2022 could be in December says Michel Platini
UEFA president Michel Platini says he is willing to move European club competitions in order to
allow the 2022 World Cup in Qatar to be played in the winter.
View the full story here: The Mail
A news article on 2011-12-02 12:27:44 from: The Mail
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It remains to be seen whether the 2022 World Cup will be played in the summer or the winter, but
one high-ranking FIFA official has a solution to ensure a winter World Cup gets played without a
problem: Move the two biggest competitions in European club soccer.
Ahead of Friday's Euro 2012 draw in the Ukraine, UEFA president Michel Platini said that he is
open to moving the UEFA Champions League and Europa League competitions in order to accommodate a
winter World Cup in Qatar.
With the increased globalization of the game, major tournaments are heading to new lands. Austria
and Switzerland hosted Euro 2008, with next year's event heading to Poland and Ukraine. Last year
South Africa staged the World Cup with Russia and Qatar on the horizon. While I'm all for spreading
the game around the globe (aside for whatever shadiness helped Qatar land the 2022 World Cup), this
trend presents a flaw with regards to tournament seeding.
The FA hates Liverpool, but the feeling's probably mutual. Dirk Kuyt can score, or at least he
used to be able to. And hey, I've got something to show you. Right over here. That's right, don't
be frightened...
* Are you English? Are you too young to drive? Can you kick a football?
Once again, sorry for the lack of activity on this blog. I'm still looking to hire some full
time writers so bare with me on this one. Secondly, apologies is this post has a rather sombre tone
it just feels as if, maybe especially towards the latter end of the year, that its not been a great
year for football in general.
