BERLIN: Bayern Munich Chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge has suggested a solution on the debate whether to the FIFA 2022 World Cup should be hosted by Qatar in summer or winter.
The former German striker has said April would be a good month to schedule the World Cup in Qatar since summer would be too hot and holding the premier tournament in winter would disrupt the European football season.
"In April the temperatures in Qatar are really quite pleasant," Rummenigge he told Germany’s Sport Bild weekly.
Rummenigge, who is president of the European Club Association (ECA), said a World Cup 2022 in April would not entail too many changes to the international match calendar.
The executive committee of football world governing body FIFA will be discussing at a meeting in Zurich on October 3 and 4 the possibility of moving the 2022 World Cup to winter.
The ECA recently urged FIFA not to make any hasty decisions on the issue. ECA, which represents 214 clubs from all 53 members of the continental governing body UEFA, wants to discuss a European position with all national associations, leagues and players.
The UEFA executive committee is expected to put forward its position at a meeting in Dubrovnik on Friday and Saturday. (QNA)
