( CNN ) -- UEFA president Michel Platini repeated his support for moving the 2022 World Cup in Qatar to the winter Friday with a sideswipe at the English Premier League ( EPL ) who are opposed to the change of date . Platini , who heads Europe 's governing body , has previously gone on record to call for a switch from the summer when temperatures soar in the Gulf region . FIFA is set to discuss the issue at an executive committee meeting in October , its president Sepp Blatter indicating recently he was in favor of change to the schedule . `` I was very happy to learn that FIFA president Joseph Blatter wants to move the 2022 World Cup to the winter , something I 've long advocated , '' said Platini , who was addressing the media in Monaco as the Europa League draw was made . `` It 's impossible to play in 50-degree heat in Qatar in the summer . We have to play the World Cup at the best time , '' Platini added . But the change to a winter date has been met with opposition from the major European leagues , with the EPL the most outspoken . Its chief executive Richard Scudamore said switching the World Cup was `` well nigh impossible , '' citing disruption to the calendar and the impact on lucrative television deals . Platini said he was unimpressed by those arguments . `` For 150 years , England has imposed its calendar and we 've respected it . `` So for once , for one month , England could respect another calendar , '' he added . FIFA 's executive committee meets in Zurich on October 3-4 to approve any change and begin a consultation with key stakeholders such as the EPL . Qatar won the right to host the tournament in December 2010 , beating the United States in the final round of bidding . South Korea , Japan and Australia were also in the running . Platini was among the executive committee members to vote in favor of bring the global showpiece to the Middle East for the first time .
Michel Platini repeats call for winter World Cup to be played in winter . English Premier League president concerned that about summer heat in England . UEFA has spoken out against the notion . 'We have to play the World Cup at the best time ' - Platini .