A report from Fifpro has found that some players were playing too many games but most were not playing enough
The final whistle of Wednesday night’s Champions League fixtures marked the end of women’s football in England for 2024. A winter break over the festive period is well supported and much needed after four intense months, particularly for those competing in the Champions League, before an even more packed new year and summer, but are there downsides alongside the obvious positives?
A new report from Fifpro, the global players’ union, From High-Usage to Underload: A Tale of Two Industries, produced in conjunction with the analytics company Football Benchmark, calls for, among other things, the implementation of mandatory off-season breaks of four weeks and in-season breaks of two weeks.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/football/2024/dec/21/time-for-a-reboot-64-game-caldentey-shows-womens-football-conundrum
Author : Suzanne Wrack
Publish date : 2024-12-21 10:00:14
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