Premier League 'may have to accept winter 2022 World Cup

Fifa vice-president Jim Boyce says the Premier League may have to accept the fact the 2022 World Cup in Qatar will be held in the winter. Sepp Blatter, the world governing body's president, is determined to move the tournament because of extreme heat.
The Premier League has opposed the move but Boyce suggests it may have no option but to co-operate with Fifa.
"I would think so. Fifa are the governing body of the game," Boyce told BBC Radio 5 live's Sportsweek.
"Most of the opposition appears to be coming from the Premier League. If Fifa do decide they are going to move it to the winter calendar I would hope it is done in the right spirit.
"I fully understand the Premier League and what is being said here. But it's in nine years' time, not next year or the following year, and [I] would hope people - for the good of football - can sit down and realise a sensible decision has to be made here.

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"I read the Premier League are saying this impacts on three seasons. If people sit down and work out the calendar properly, I don't see why it would affect three seasons."
Boyce confirmed any potential move had not been discussed formally by Fifa's executive committee, which has two remaining meetings this year.
The Northern Irishman also acknowledged that, before it voted in 2010 to award the event to Qatar, Fifa did not fully consider the implications of playing there during the summer, when temperatures can reach 50C.