Michel Platini wants to change the football world to write history

UEFA President Michel Platini presses his winter plans for the World Cup in Qatar ahead. He makes this supposedly for the fans and players. This has nothing to do with love for football.

Michel Platini wants to change the football world to write history. It's about financial Fair Play, to a European Championship in different countries and a World Championship, held in the winter to find. There are no two years ago, as football officials - agreed to be held among them Michel Platini - the World Cup 2022 in the Gulf state of Qatar. A desert State with less than two million inhabitants, is to place 92 of the FIFA world rankings and where can prevail in the summer up to 50 degrees. Platini today vehemently claims he voted for only the whole, when the tournament would be held in the winter. Qatar wants to know nothing of it so far, one maintains that the regular schedules, has ambitious plans to cool the giant stages to pleasant temperatures down.

Michel Platini seems to know that these plans are not the reality, that a World Cup in Qatar in the summer will be a pure disaster. He fears now for his reputation, he would like to inherit but Blatters throne. It is not difficult to understand what was discussed before applying: Qatar has applied for a summer World Cup, according to this, the country has presented the own plans. The consequences for football Platini has not thought about at the time probably. Only him should the French Head of State Nicolas Sarkozy have asked to vote for Qatar. Finally, France wanted to improve the bilateral relationship with Qatar. Platini denies this, he was quite by chance shortly before the election with Sarkozy food, that would be not a crime after all. Another coincidence is that his son works for quite some time for the Qatar Investment Authority, is the owner of Meanwhile million serious soccer club Paris St. German. Platini has chosen for Qatar without pressure and without promise. "Everyone who knows me, knows that I only choose what I will choose", as Platini. He would choose again for Qatar.

World Cup in November and December

Undeterred, the votes against in Europe, Platini is out now, made the only schedule logical for him. The World Cup 2022 to be held in November and December, in January there would be an overlap with the Olympic Winter Games otherwise. Platini world this means: the European leagues would have to pause at this time, would be easy in the year 2023 until June or go longer. But what would that mean in plain language for players and fans? While the players stuck in the middle of the season, especially in the group stage of Champions League or Europe League try of all endeavours, to qualify for the later rounds of the final they are torn from their rhythm, their preparation, into their national team Jersey and off to Qatar. Imagine then that the situation in Germany: as usual fails from the past, the team of the German team in the semi-finals or the final. Broken, traumatized players return to Germany. You are not entitled to vacation, to recover on a break to the shock and the hardships. It comes immediately back to the League, the Championship and the Champions League. You can calculate easily the consequences, Schalke wins the first championship this year.


No time for emotions

And the fans? Are the fans confused, because just what Jersey you need to attract? National team, the League, or however Champions League. They ride a roller coaster of emotions, they are now in the relegation battle, or stand in front of the World Cup from? There is no time for joy for mourning, no place for tears, anger, or party.

Platini sold his plan in the name of football, he would do this for the players and fans. In Qatar but no fan can move only in the summer. But what about the fans in Germany, in France, in England? In all the countries, which have winter in November? There it's snowing, it's raining, it's cold. It is a World Cup without public viewing, a World Cup without scantily clad women painted a World Cup without fan mile in the colors of their country. Yet the FIFA's Ethics Committee has not taken up the case Qatar 22 to determine whether the contracting with things has gone to. Platini also does not think that this will happen. "I don't think that you could do this now. "And I don't think that it will ever happen." Should he keep right, the World Cup in Qatar can not be stopped. Platini will not give up until he reaches his goal. A World Cup in winter, in the name of football, on behalf of the fans.