2022 World Cup could be played in winter to avoid Qatar heat

Could World Cup be staged slap, bang in middle of Premier League Season? Yes, possibly...

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THE FIRST winter World Cup has taken a step closer to becoming reality after Premier League chairman Dave Richards and Britain's Fifa vice-president Jim Boyce threw their support behind the idea.

Boyce's boss, Sepp Blatter (right), first mooted the idea two years ago when it was suggested the 2022 World Cup in Qatar could be played in the northern hemisphere winter in order to minimise the effect of the desert heat on players. At first the power-brokers in British football dismissed the idea as nonsensical but now it appears they're coming round to Blatter's way of thinking.

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Bill Mann is a football correspondent for The Week.co.uk, scouring the world's football press daily for the popular Transfer Talk column.