The air conditioned stadiums that are supposed to combat the heat during the 2022 World Cup might have been a major selling point of Qatar's World Cup bid, but they might never come to fruition.
The architects in charge of designing Qatar's World Cup stadiums are reportedly against having air conditioning in the arenas. According to the Associated Press, the head of the architect firm that's spearheading the project said that air conditioning a venue of that size is "notoriously unstable" and is too costly.
As an alternative, the firm suggested shading all of the seats and constructing the stadiums in other ways to account for the most ventilation possible.
Here are a few more stories from around the soccer world to get your Tuesday going:
Real Madrid's 7-1 rout of Osasuna over the weekend didn't come without a cost.
The club's star Argentine winger, Angel Di Maria, tore a thigh muscle during the match, something that should keep him sidelined up to a month, according to various reports from Spain.
The injury will also cause Di Maria to miss out on Argentina's World Cup qualifiers against Bolivia and Colombia during the upcoming international fixture window.
SUAREZ DENIES SAYING RACIST REMARKS
Liverpool midfielder Luis Suarez has denied directing racist remarks toward Manchester United defender Patrice Evra almost a month after an incident between the two sparked an FA investigation into the matter.
According to The Guardian, Suarez told Uruguayan media that, "There is no evidence I said anything racist to him. I said nothing of the sort. There were two parts of the discussion, one in Spanish, one in English. I did not insult him. It was just a way of expressing myself. I called him something his team-mates at Manchester call him, and even they were surprised by his reaction."
CHELSEA SELLING STADIUM NAMING RIGHTS
Chelsea might not be able to move from Stamford Bridge anytime soon, but that doesn't mean the club can't make more money off of its current stadium.
The club will be selling the naming rights to the stadium, announcing that it plans to have a deal in place in the next 6-to-8 months.
Chelsea has played at Stamford Bridge since 1905 and is seeking to move to a bigger venue, but the club can't move until it secures the full rights to the stadium grounds, which it sold to a supporters' group to prevent any developer from changing the layout of the land.
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