Qatar 2022: EPFL wants to be consulted before the FIFA World Cup is moved in winter

"Any suggestion of staging the World Cup at a time other than the traditional period is a crucial issue for the European Leagues considering the impact on the organisation of domestic championships throughout Europe, and of the international football calendar around the world," said the EPFL (Association of European Professional Football Leagues), on the 10/09/2013.

EPFL, chaired by acting president Frédéric Thiriez since the 15/05/2013, fears that FIFA's (Fédération Internationale de Football Association) executive committee decides without consultation, at the invitation of its president Joseph Blatter, to move the 2022 World Cup in winter to avoid temperatures that can reach 50 ° C in summer in Qatar.

"It may well be that we made a mistake at the time," said Sepp Blatter, FIFA's president, on the 10/09/2013, about the allocation of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.

The EFPL wants, before any decision is made, "a full and proper consultation and decision making process balancing all relevant interests, including all football stakeholders and notably the EPFL"

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