GENEVA (Reuters) - European football clubs have refused to rule out a summer World Cup in Qatar in 2022, saying they want to be given "strong, decisive" reasons before accepting a decision to move it to a different time of year.
The European Clubs' Association (ECA) contradicted FIFA president Sepp Blatter's view that a summer tournament was off the agenda, pointing out that cooling technology for stadiums and pitches had been an integral part of Qatar's successful bid to host the competition.
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