DOHA:  Qatar Football Association president Hamad ben Khalifa ben Ahmed Al-Thani has suggested the country would consider making the 2022 World Cup a winter tournament if it were  asked officially.

With summer temperatures in the Persian Gulf state soaring above 50°C, fears world football’s showpiece occasion would be ruined by the searing heat have led to calls to change its traditional June-July slot [READ ON ARTICLE BELOW]

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