On the first day of Christmas, FIFA gave to me

[Gerry_A_Trick]

A world cup in a hot country...

[article=http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/31975274]Qatar 2022 World Cup: Final confirmed as 18 December

Fifa has confirmed that the 2022 World Cup final in Qatar will take place on 18 December.
A Fifa taskforce recommended last month that the tournament should be switched from summer to winter.
The decision to hold the final on 18 December means Britain's traditional Boxing Day club matches on 26 December can still take place.
In another key decision, Fifa has chosen France to host the 2019 women's World Cup ahead of South Korea.
France will also host the Under-20 women's tournament in 2018.
Confirming the date for the 2022 World Cup final, Walter De Gregorio, Fifa's director of communications, said: "This is for us an important step.
"Finally we know the end of the tournament. It's a Sunday and, by the way, it's the national day in Qatar, so it fits perfectly."
He added: "You have enough time to do your Christmas shopping."
The decision to move the 2022 World Cup from its traditional June and July slot was taken because of health concerns for players.
Summer temperatures in Qatar can exceed 40C.
Fifa has also indicated that the 2022 World Cup could be shortened to 28 days. It normally lasts for 31 or 32 days.
Uefa, the body that governs European football, had pushed for the final to be as late as 23 December.
However, that option attracted opposition from Fifa members, who feared it would cause problems for fans and players getting home in time for Christmas, as well as affecting club football's festive programme.[/article]

 

[Leo]

Thankfully Santi Cazorla will have retired by then.

 

[Rosco]

I cant see the World Cup final affecting too many Premier League players.

But the whole tournament is just a farce at this stage

 

[Mystic]

I'd be happy for England to boycott the tournament, but Roy will probably make sure we're not there anyway.

 

[rurikbird]

I hope European countries boycott Russia 2018 too.

 

[Oncy]

How the fuck would the premier league still be on during the world cup!?

 

[SummerOnions]

As if they'd play xmas fixtures a week after the world cup

 

[MaBigTip]

If good things happened in the world, FIFA would be disbanded by 2022. Crooks and proxy murderers.

 

[Halmeister]

It's going to fuck up three premiership campaigns: The season before the World Cup, the season during and the season after. What are they going to do? It's a huge fuck up.

 

[Judge Jules]

I hope European countries boycott Russia 2018 too.

I hope it goes beyond Europe. It needs to. Wouldn't put money on it though, unfortunately.

Getting back to the 2022 WC, and bearing in mind that there are no English teams left in European quarter-finals this season for the first time in a couple of decades, there were already discussions on the radio this morning about whether the Prem should now introduce a winter break.