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A day after a FIFA task force angered Europe's clubs by
recommending a November/December tournament, the general
secretary of soccer's governing body Jerome Valcke told
reporters there would be no financial payments for any
disruption to domestic leagues.
"There will be no compensation. I mean they have seven years to
reorganize soccer around the world for this World Cup," said
Valcke when asked if any payment would be made following the
shift from the originally proposed dates of a European summer
tournament.
On Tuesday European Clubs' Association chairman Karl-Heinz
Rummenigge said Europe's clubs would seek financial
compensation, but Valcke ruled that out following a meeting of a
FIFA task force in the Qatari capital.
The proposed new dates for the event are set to be ratified by
FIFA next month.
Valke also said that duration of the competition would be
reduced from 32 to 28 days.
During his visit to the Gulf state which has been repeatedly
criticized for poor worker's rights, Valcke said that World Cup
projects could bring hope for improvement in this area.
"If the standard for all construction sites in Qatar reach the
level of standard we have for all the specific World Cup
construction site, then a big step will be made in the country
for this working conditions."
"We use the World Cup as a way to change a country," he added.
(Editing by: Ossian Shine/Mitch Phillips)
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