Looks like Platini and Blatter were paid more than I realized --- UEFA signing off on the
2022 World Cup being in the winter.
Let's set aside the logistical miracle required to allow for the world cup to work in Qatar, as I'm sure they will pull in the "cheap" (read indentured) labor to pull it off. But let's think about the aggrieved parties...
- Every club that plays an August to June schedule who may have to start earlier, and play later, to allow 8 weeks off, creating issues not just for the 2021-2022 season, but 2022-2023.
- Every country cup, which may have to compact its schedule
- Every continental club cup which may need to invite less teams, play less games, etc.
- Fox, who spent $1B on the world cup to see half their investment compete against the NFL and basketball
- The 2022 Winter Olympics, potentially.
- The World Cup qualifying schedule, assuming they are talking January 2022.
Oh... I'm sure there is more. So why again was Qatar a good idea?