February 28, 2015 by Age
FIFA
President Sepp Blatter said on Friday that the 2022 World Cup final
would not be held two days before Christmas but also ruled out paying
compensation to European clubs for the winter tournament, AFP reports.
The governing body’s hints that the
final of the Qatar tournament could be played on December 23, 2022
caused a backlash, particularly from British football leaders.
But the FIFA president, speaking in
Belfast ahead of a meeting of the International Football Association
Board, said the 2022 World Cup would finish no later than December 18.
“Not until the 23rd, definitely not. We have to stop at the 18th,” Blatter said.
A FIFA task force on World Cup dates
said the Qatar tournament had to be held in November-December because of
the baking summer temperatures in the Gulf state.
FIFA’s executive committee will take a final decision on the dates at a meeting in Zurich on March 19-20.
The FIFA leader acknowledged the anger
of European leagues over the decision to hold a winter World Cup. But he
said clubs and leagues would have to prepare.
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