Bin Hammam: Winter World Cup would help players

The 61-year-old Qatari, whose country will host the World Cup finals in 2022, said in an interview that Qatar was also fully prepared to meet the challenges of hosting the finals in the hot Middle Eastern summer months of June and July.

Last year's tournament in South Africa saw several of the world's top players clearly performing below their best and many coaches said this was because they were struggling after long domestic seasons.

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