FIFA have held secret talks with FOX Sports regarding compensation if the 2022 World Cup is moved from summer to winter, according to a report in The Telegraph newspaper.
The newspaper reports that FIFA may be open to letting FOX pay less for the rights to the FIFA World Cup 2022 tournament if it’s moved from the summer to winter — where World Cup matches would conflict with NFL broadcasts.
The discussions between FIFA and FOX Sports “have taken place in an attempt to stave off the threat of legal action” from FOX, added the newspaper.
Broadcasters from other countries may also receive a discounted rate from FIFA to broadcast the World Cup if the tournament is moved, as is expected to be announced next month.
Here are today’s world soccer news headlines:
International soccer
- Fifa holds secret talks with FOX over switching 2022 Qatar World Cup to winter — Telegraph
- Qataris open inquiry into construction labour abuses — Inside World Football
- Bob Bradley’s wish granted – Egypt to play in Cairo with 30,000 fans — Pro Soccer Talk
- Embarrassed Fifa revokes suspension given to Bulgaria player just hours after announcing ban for failed drug test — Telegraph
- World Cup 2022: FIFA “concerned” by claims of mistreatment of migrant workers — Sky Sports
Premier League
- One point from five games: Sunderland have 64% chance of being relegated — Sporting Intelligence
- Mesut Ozil says he is surprised by the talent of Arsenal youngsters Thomas Eisfeld and Serge Gnabry — Independent
- Stoke goalkeeper Jack Butland joins Barnsley on three-month loan — Sky Sports
- PFA calls for action over ‘dangerous’ hybrid boots that caused injury to Wayne Rooney — Independent
- Arsène Wenger expects talks over new Arsenal contract will be ‘straightforward’ after Stan Kroenke gives backing — Telegraph
- Arsene Wenger wants to stay at Arsenal forever and Stan Kroenke backs boss for new deal — Mail
- Cardiff’s Kevin McNaughton loaned to Bolton — Sky Sports
- Michu reminds me of Dennis Bergkamp – Arsene Wenger — The Mail
- Liverpool set to swoop for unhappy PSG midfielder Javier Pastore — Metro
- Sol Campbell: why racism might force me abroad to become a manager — The Guardian
- Bryan Robson says Steven Gerrard is better than Frank Lampard and Paul Scholes — The Mail
- How to be a football co-commentator — The Guardian
- West Ham ready to sign Carlton Cole on short-term deal — The Mail
- Martin Jol’s fear for injured Fulham goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenburg — Evening Standard
- André Villas-Boas has the air of a manager whose idealism is undimmed — The Guardian
Serie A
- Massimo Moratti’s Inter legacy nears its end as he prepares to sell — Counter Attack
- ‘It’s not like I killed anybody’ – Mario Balotelli — Who Ate All The Pies
Turkish Super Lig
- Besiktas hit with 4-game stadium sanction following fan pitch invasion — Inside World Football
- Galatasaray eye Sunderland target Roberto Di Matteo to take over as their new manager — Independent
South American soccer
La Liga
- Cristiano Ronaldo writes letter asking for charges against huggable Miami pitch invader to be dropped — Dirty Tackle
- Messi tax fraud case in court today, despite €5m payment sent — Inside World Football
- Real Madrid penalty referee ‘put in freezer’ — ESPN FC
- Andrés Iniesta vows to never leave Barcelona — The Guardian
- Gareth Bale: Real Madrid player set for home debut in derby — BBC Sport
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Oddly, the time difference may work out just fine for Fox. In fact, they may be able to use the NFL to drag more viewers in to the World Cup.
I disagree. Some of the gametimes, depending on time zone, are Noon, 3pm and 4pm, so they would be on at the same time as NFL games.
4 PM in EST would be Midnight in Qatar, wouldn’t it? 1 PM EST would be 9 PM.
Qatar is +3 Greenwich, EST is -5.
I screwed up sorry. I was listing Brazil times, not Qatar. D’oh!
The kick-off times for World Cup 2022 haven’t been decided yet, but if they would be Noon, 3pm and 6pm (roughly), the kickoff times would be 5am, 8am and 11am, so only the late game would potentially interfere with NFL games. So you’re right. Of course, there are so many ifs about World Cup 2022, so who knows if the tournament will even be staged there and what times the games will be.
But there is talk about having World Cup games in 2022 at 22:00 local time, which would be 3pm ET.
That was the one question. Whether it was still going to be warm enough that they may want later games still. 10 PM is pretty late though.
Kind of funny how no media outlets in the US has said anything about this.
It’s an exclusive by the Telegraph that they just published this morning.
the average daytime temp in qatar in november is still eighty six they are going to need to go after the sun goes down in Qatar anyway. I know it is not 106 but there will not be many world class players all that anxious about nearly 90 degree temps for world cup games. people still complain about the temps at usa 94 and the warmest recorded game was 96 degrees.
The good news is that this would probably mean NO GUS JOHNSON!!!!