There are just 101 days until the start of the 2022 FIFA World Cup -- thanks to a last-minute change of plan by FIFA to allow host Qatar to kick off the tournament a day earlier than scheduled -- and there are already winners and losers in the Premier League as a consequence of the decision to stage football's biggest competition in the middle of the 2022-23 European club season.
Liverpool and Arsenal have the ability to use the six-week shutdown in the club game to their advantage -- the Premier League goes into World Cup hibernation Nov.