August 2, 2013
Qatar 2022 becoming a moveable feast
The timing of the Qatar 2022 World Cup continues to tax the minds of the football authorities, with the latest suggestion being that the tournament be played not in the winter but in the early…
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July 26, 2013
Blatter’s winter World Cup plan could cause more problems than it solves
Theo Zwanziger, a long-time critic of FIFA’s decision to award the 2022 World Cup finals to Qatar, has returned to the attack.
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July 24, 2013
Could a winter World Cup in Qatar herald the demise of FIFA?
The decision to recommend the 2022 World Cup be played in winter, has set FIFA on collision course with some powerful enemies.
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July 18, 2013
Winter World Cup moves a step closer
With concerns growing about the prospect of a World Cup played in the desert heat, Sepp Blatter has confirmed that he intends to campaign for a change of season for the 2022 finals in Qatar.
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June 20, 2013
Football facing a split over Qatar?
With many leading football figures supporting the idea of playing the 2022 World Cup in the winter, is FIFA on collision course with the big European leagues?
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May 23, 2013
Face to face: Christian Seifert, chief executive of the Bundesliga
"(Qatar 2022)... is an example of what happens when you use football as a political instrument and think you are making some kind of United Nations project." Bundesliga chief Christian Seifert on the decision to…
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March 7, 2013
Michel Platini: great player, terrible administrator
Blatter alas still rules, impervious as his ghastly predecessor and mentor Joao Havelange. The seeking heir apparent, Michel Platini, however great a player he may have been, looks more and more like a disastrous heir.
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November 23, 2012
Winter World Cup finds new supporter
Prince Ali of Jordan has lined himself with fellow FIFA vice-president Michel Platini in endorsing the idea of staging the Qatar’s 2022 World Cup finals in the northern hemisphere winter.
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September 28, 2012
Platini’s winter World Cup plan is a mirage in the desert
Michel Platini’s careless assertion that Europe’s leagues need halt for ‘only’ five weeks between mid-November and late December to accommodate a winter World Cup have been well and truly exploded.
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August 30, 2012
Back to the future for FIFA World Cup probe
FIFA's new chief investigator would be advised to examine how Germany secured the 2006 World Cup, before he embarks upon analysing the process that saw Russia and Qatar awarded the 2018 and 2022 finals respectively.
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December 8, 2011
World Cup conspiracy theories won’t go away
Conspiracy theories continue to circulate about the bidding process for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups, but Keir Radnedge remains unconvinced by them.
