Rummenigge: Football in cold, snow 'not logical'

PARIS (AP) -Karl-Heinz Rummenigge says it is "not logical'' that European clubs play football in the cold and snow and he is predicting a scheduling revolution for the sport.

France Football quotes the Bayern Munich chairman as saying "it is completely possible'' that football's traditional summer break could be scrapped.

In the magazine's Tuesday edition, Rummenigge says FIFA and UEFA are "seriously thinking'' about a calendar that would see European leagues open in January and wrap up at the end of autumn.

He says club football and international football could be separated entirely so players aren't called up by their countries when their clubs are still playing.

Rummenigge is also chairman of the 207-member European Club Association that lobbies for the rights of European clubs.