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ECA aim to move Qatar World Cup to April to avoid disruption
Spring tournament fits around domestic competitions
Elite clubs in England and Spain will ask Fifa next week to move the 2022 Qatar World Cup from June to April 28-May 29.
Fifa president Sepp Blatter would like to move the tournament to November to avoid playing in the extremely hot conditions during the Qatar summer.
But such plans would disrupt the European leagues as well as the Champions League.
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