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FIFA is going to discuss the possibility of cambare dates of the World Cup 2022, awarded to Qatar. In this regard, the President of the FIS Gianfranco Kasper has expressed concern in the event a decision is made to play them in winter.
Thursday 3 October 2013 4 minutes reading time
"Would it be correct that each sports federation respects the interests of others. Playing the World Cup football in January, would be deadly for winter sports, both from the point of view of the sponsors and the public," said sixty-nine Swiss The Associated Press.
On Friday, FIFA will begin to evaluate the'' option to change the calendar. Currently the World Cup 2022 are scheduled between June 10 and July 10, a period in which Qatar will have extreme weather conditions (temperatures above 40 ° C during the day with high rates of humidity).
Sepp Blatter, president of the International Federation of Football, in the past had suggested to postpone the'' event in November. Instead, the Uefa president Michel Platini has proposed to bring it forward to January, close to the XXIV Olympic Winter Games.
'' Just the advanced option from Platini is the one that most concerns Kasper: "If they decide to move in November-December would be a choice that we would not, but we could live with. Instead January is the highlight of our season ".
Kasper said that the income of all winter sports would be reduced by the presence of the World Cup because viewers would be less than usual. Consequently television and sponsors, as the least media return, would lower their economic proposals.
FIS President concluded his thoughts by explaining how the World Cup in January would be very damaging for the Olympic Games in 2022 because "although the dates have not overlapped by a marketing point of view of the TV could not prepare properly.
Also in January the football would take away focus on winter sports would be less and the gradual growth of interest in the Olympics, inevitably put in the shade.
For more with two major events so close together, there would be a'' true saturation of the public and the media about the sport, with the second event inevitably damaged. From my point of view to have the Olympic Games immediately after the World Cup is not sustainable. "
Shared those concerns Kasper, whose words are to all intents and purposes a political message to FIFA led by countryman Blatter.
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