DOHA (AP):

The fallout from FIFA's desire to play the World Cup in Qatar at the end of 2022 was felt in Europe and Africa on Wednesday.

FIFA secretary general Jerome Valcke rejected calls to compensate wealthy European clubs for disruption to their seasons, and refused to apologise for a November-December tournament in the Gulf Emirate's cooler months.

Avoiding the heat in Qatar also means pushing the 2023 African Cup of Nations back to June, close to monsoon season in host-nation Guinea.

"It is not perfect, we know that," said Valcke, addressing the consequences of breaking with the traditional World Cup dates.

"We are all making concessions." Valcke insisted that the governing body will not compensate clubs playing in top national leagues which must shut down for several weeks to clear the field for the World Cup.

"There will be no compensation," Valcke said the day after a FIFA task force recommended the switch in dates.

"We are doing nothing which destroys football. There are seven years to reorganise football around the world for this World Cup."

Payment was demanded Tuesday by Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, chairman of the European Club Association and Bayern Munich, who said his members would not bear the costs of disruption.

Those FIFA-ECA talks must agree on payments to clubs world-wide for releasing players to the 2018 and 2022 World Cups. Last year, FIFA distributed $70 million to clubs from 2014 World Cup revenues.

Valcke also revealed that UEFA supports playing the 2022 World Cup final on a Friday, December 23.