Qatar’s Hot World Cup 卡塔尔世界杯预冬天办
[audio]http://language.chinadaily.com.cn/bbc/media_english/assets_7905561/me_115_qatar_report_101210_me_115_qatar_report_au_bb.mp3[/audio][font=Verdana, 宋体, helvetica, arial, sans-serif][p=30, 2, left]Background: 亚足联前任高级官员维拉潘近日表示说他认为2022卡塔尔世界杯应放在当地冬季 1月份或2月份举行。他还说欧洲足联可能不会同意2022年卡塔尔世界杯在当地最炎热的6月和7月举行。[/p][/font][color=#333333][font=Verdana, 宋体, helvetica, arial, sans-serif][size=13px]The super-rich Gulf state promised to install [b]solar-powered[/b] cooling systems in the stadiums, and fan zones. But Peter Velappan, who led the development of Asian football for three decades until he left the AFC in 2006, has suggested a different solution.[/size][/font][/color][font=Verdana, 宋体, helvetica, arial, sans-serif][p=30, 2, left]Qatar won the right to host the World Cup in 2022 despite its[b]scorching[/b] temperatures which often exceed 40 degrees celsius.[/p][p=30, 2, left]He said no one would want play in those conditions and has strongly recommended that FIFA reschedule the [b]tournament[/b] for January or February.[/p]
[p=30, 2, left]Germany's former captain and coach Franz Beckenbauer, a member of[b]FIFA's Executive Committee[/b], has made a similar proposal. But Mike Lee, who worked as a consultant on Qatar's bid campaign, [b]insisted[/b]moving the event from its traditional place in the calendar was never[b]a[/b][b] consideration[/b], and Qatar has [b]the means[/b] to make it a comfortable experience for players and supporters.[/p][p=30, 2, left]Changing the dates of the World Cup would be complicated. It would[b]disrupt[/b] the European league seasons. And calls to[b] shift[/b] the tournament to earlier in the year would be [b]resisted[/b] by FIFA. It's a debate which is likely to run for the next 12 years.[/p][/font] Last year, rumors came that the 2022 Football World Cup would probably be held in China. But the reality has proved it to be a false illusion. Too much has been said about Chinese football. It's really tiresome. To be a supporter of Chinese football, you have either to be super strong in mind or numb.
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