2022 World Cup 'won't be played in the summer'...

[PapaLazarou]

Provisional confirmation from FIFA General Secretary Jerome Valcke that World Cup 2022 will be played between mid November and mid January..

Deep joy.. :/ - view external link (http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/25653594)

[saintwayne]

The whole thing is a complete farce. FIFA seem to be doing their utmost to devalue their own competition, whilst wreaking havoc to domestic schedules around the world in the process. :blue:

[Brockley_Jack]

I truly don't give a **** if we don't qualify. For the first time ever.

[proclaimer]

... and they couldn't have worked that out BEFORE the vote ?????

[kernow]

Domestic competitions should carry on regardless. There's no mid season break for the African Cup of Nations. The World Cup has no more status in my mind.

If you're a club blessed with a surfeit of foreign internationals then you must be rich and successful with vast resources so it won't make much difference if you lose a few players for a few weeks mid season.

The FA should give FIFA the stiff middle finger, but they won't of course.