For FIFA president, world is now a smaller place hence global soccer events should be played around the world irrespective of their geographical conditions, but what about the most controversial 2022 Qatar world cup, which is in the headlines as if it is going to be played in the next year. Actually, this is one of the biggest challenges for Blatter to make everyone happy and at the same time not losing emotional sentiments attached with World Cup timings. Historically, soccer world cup has always been held during summer, but it should also be noted that summer has different means across the world; you can play comfortably outside in Europe during summer, but you cannot imagine even walking in the ground during the same period in Qatar where temperature can be as high as 50 degree Celsius. So, what are the possibilities for 2022: will it be shifted or played with an artificial cooling technology to maintain the dignity stuck to its timings, no one has the answer to this, but FIFA President recently talked about these issues and again urged that he always wanted to organize the global soccer event within everyone’s comfortable zone but when governing body’s executive committee did not pass a resolution on his advices; he was disappointed to his core.
He questioned those who are opposing a winter world cup that what they are doing to tackle discrimination apart from criticizing it. He also answered those questions that say why a world cup cannot be played on its traditional timings, he said, “You see, that is the crucial point. It was always held in the EUROPEAN summer. It always succumbed to the European audience and it satisfied the European prerogatives. But the world has become a much smaller place. Distances have become much shorter as well. And above all, the world has become more inclusive and in many ways more just – although the conflicts that are being fought often let us forget that. My point is this: as a staunch proponent of football being a global unifying force for the good, a force that offers to be inclusive in every which way and a force that has written anti-discrimination on its banner under my presidency, if all of that shall be true, then we simply must learn and walk the walk, not only talk the talk.”
According to him, if same attitude continues; a world up can never be organized on the places which are south of the equator which worries him the most looking at his dream to make it truly a global sport. Let’s hope to see an accommodating solution and consensus timing for 2022 world cup.