Fatigue, burn-out, stress. Player survey finds majority against another Winter World Cup
March 10 – A majority of players from the World Cup in Qatar do not want the tournament to be staged in winter again, according to the global players’ union Fifpro.
Releasing their Post-Tournament Review and Player Survey after scrutinising evidence from 64 players, the body said the World Cup should ideally never again be squeezed into a November-December window. Unless there was a complete overhaul of league schedules and “appropriate training and recovery time.”
France defender Raphaël Varane’s decision to end his international career last month at the age of 29 after a “suffocating” schedule was a warning sign,
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