Saturday, August 10, 2013
Dyke calls for Qatar World Cup to be moved to winter
New FA chairman Greg Dyke piled the pressure on FIFA on Friday night by demanding a winter World Cup in Qatar.
Dyke insists the heat in Middle East in the summer is oppressive for the players and claims the supporters will refuse to travel to the tournament in 2022.
His views are on direct opposition to the Barclays Premier League who are demanding that the World Cup takes place in the summer.
The FA chairman, who has replaced David Bernstein in the chair, said: ‘I don’t know how many people have been to Qatar in June but I have and you can’t play a football tournament there even if all the stadiums had air-conditioning, never mind the "green" factor.
‘For the fans it would be impossible to just go out and wander around so my position and I suspect that of the FA is you can’t play it in the summer.
‘FIFA therefore has two choices. They can either move the time of the event or they can move the location.’
High temperatures in June and July in Qatar are around 40 degrees compared to 25-30 degrees between November and March.
Dyke insists the heat in Middle East in the summer is oppressive for the players and claims the supporters will refuse to travel to the tournament in 2022.
His views are on direct opposition to the Barclays Premier League who are demanding that the World Cup takes place in the summer.
The FA chairman, who has replaced David Bernstein in the chair, said: ‘I don’t know how many people have been to Qatar in June but I have and you can’t play a football tournament there even if all the stadiums had air-conditioning, never mind the "green" factor.
‘For the fans it would be impossible to just go out and wander around so my position and I suspect that of the FA is you can’t play it in the summer.
‘FIFA therefore has two choices. They can either move the time of the event or they can move the location.’
High temperatures in June and July in Qatar are around 40 degrees compared to 25-30 degrees between November and March.
