Interviewed by France Football, Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, the former German great who is now the chairman of Bayern Munich and president of the powerful lobby of European clubs, says he was favorable to the idea of a winter World Cup -- especially if it means the club season is switched from a fall-spring season to a spring-fall season, meaning leagues would play through the summer, and all national team action took place after the club season ended. Rummenigge suggested that a schedule change should not be viewed as a problem, but a chance to innovate for the general good.
The USA might not get to organize the 2022 World Cup it coveted, but it might be vindicated in the battle over the soccer calendar it has fought for years.
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