DOHA (Reuters) - Soccer's world governing body FIFA flexed its muscles again on Wednesday when it announced that clubs will not get compensation for losing players and suffering domestic disruption due to a 2022 winter World Cup in Qatar.
A day after a FIFA task force angered Europe's clubs by recommending a November/December tournament, the organisation's secretary general, Jerome Valcke, told reporters there would be no financial payments for any disruption to domestic leagues.
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