Word Cup 2022 To Be Held In The Winter

[mushroom25]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/31600194

so, what will happen to that year's domestic season - any chance that certain premier league chairmen will refuse to release their highly expensive resources to be debilitated by the conditions in the gulf?

[EDDIE51]

Yes there is every chance that will happen, one good reason the World Cup should never have been allowed to go to the middle east. We all know that it was only bribery that allowed Qatar to get it in the 1 place.

[weecalf]

Wont make any difference but I would not pay them while they are on sand and desert duty .Should give spurs a chance of finishing sixth .

[ToraToraTora]

totally crass, the bribery and corruption that took place to get this held in the desert is itself quite breathtaking but add to that the disruption of the domestic seasons for many and this is rapidly becomming a farce. Top teams should all boycott it if they have any sense and break away and form their own association. FIFA, has long since been proven unfit for purpose.

[andy-hughes]

It's difficult to believe that the bribery farce that got Quatar the tournament has not been sorted out yet.

And to add insult to injury, it appears they are going to carry on as though holding an international tournament in a desert country was perfectly normal - oops, except we have to move it to the winter because of the heat.

What on earth is going on???

Is this an early April Fool's joke?

It will be interesting to see what the Premier League has to say about all this.

[Canary42]

To imply that "top teams" are any less corrupt than FIFA is naive to say the least. They all deserve each other.

[bhg481]

Of course, the simple solution is for all the European countries to refuse to take part. Oh, sorry, I forgot about the money.

[ToraToraTora]

No outfit is as bent as FIFA canary.

[ichkeria]

Quite a good idea As I said before it will mean some decent Christmas telly!
Say what you like about Qatar but at least it will be easy to get to the games once you're there :-)

[horseshoes]

A very naive question I expect, but what are the chances of European teams pulling out all together? A ridiculous state of affairs!

[trt]

## Say what you like about Qatar but at least it will be easy to get to the games once you're there :-) ##

Sure will, there's plenty of camels!