[QATAR 2022] About the only thing for certain about the 2022 World Cup is that it won’t played in the summer in Qatar. If, as FIFA president Sepp Blatter proposes, the tournament is moved to the winter in Qatar, the move won’t take place without a fight. Just howmuch a fight U.S. Soccer president Sunil Gulati puts up makes this one of the biggest tests he’ll face in his new position as a member of the FIFA executivecommittee.
Frank Lowy, the billionaire chief of Football Federation Australia, became the latest person to step forward, saying FIFA shouldn’t rushinto a decision and saying his organization will want the $40 million it invested in its bid back if the FIFA executive committee gives the green light to a switch at its October meeting.
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