Footballers’ union calls for safeguards that threaten Club World Cup June 12, 2025 Global footballers’ union Fifpro has issued a set of 12 recommended minimum protections designed to safeguard players’ physical and mental health from the sport’s increasing workload. The recommendations – which include a “blackout” period of at least two weeks in which players have no contact with their club or national team – are the result [...]
Fans will grow weary if player burnout continues in sport October 21, 2024 With demands on players like nothing seen previously, is potential player burnout also going to have an impact on fans too? It’s a surprising thing that during a cost-of-living crisis, with households struggling and economies straining, I find myself sympathising with Rodrigo Hernández Cascante. The £200,000-a-week Manchester City midfielder, better known as Rodri, last month [...]