UEFA president Michel Platini happy to move 2022 Champions League to accommodate World Cup

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Michel Platini has revealed that UEFA would be prepared to move the Champions League semi-finals and final to June in 2022 in order to accommodate a winter World Cup in Qatar.

UEFA president Platini insists doing so would not be a major problem and said a solution to deciding the dates of the tournament was now "not so far (away)".

A FIFA task force has identified November/December 2022 and January/February 2022 as the most likely options in order to avoid the oppressive heat of June and July, with a final decision expected in March.

Platini, speaking on his first visit to England's national football centre St George's Park, said: "As the president of the confederation I have no problem ... because it is not a problem for the competition of the Champions League, we can move the dates in 2022 and have two semi-finals and the final in June." ...SkySports