The International Football Players Union FIFPRO He revealed himself again refusal to the new one Club World Cup which FIFA will launch in 2025 with 32 teams for this understanding is opposed to health of players.
Following FIFA’s announcement that the tournament will be held between June 15 and July 13, FIFPRO indicated in a statement that this decision “without implementing more security measures for the players’ workload, shows a lack of consideration for mental and physical health of participating footballers, as well as a contempt for his personal and family life.
For the union, the expansion of the contest “minimize rest and recovery time of these players by the end of the 2024-25 season, and will further disrupt the domestic labor market by changing the balance between domestic and international competitions.”
“Footballers have to perform at the end of an 11-month season with little hope get enough rest before the start of the next season”, stated in its FIFPRO writing, pointing out that “the pressures Mental and physical extremes in elite football are the main concern of players with many club and national team competitions, leading to fatigue, physical damage, mental health problems, decreased performance and risks to the longevity of their careers.
He points out that “again” decisions to increase competitions were introduced “without implementing the appropriate protective measuresand without any voice from the players who are at the forefront of driving the game’s popularity and generating revenue with their skill and performance.”
He also confirms his requests to launch the process of creating a working group on the principles of player welfare. not yet “answered” and that “FIFA’s current process to address the global match calendar issue not only excludes players’ unions from the future format of competitions, but ignores the voice of football players when it comes to their own health, well-being and performance.
And he added that “as a matter of urgency” he is asking FIFA “facilitate debate and discussion with all football stakeholders in introducing a core set of health and safety standards to support the welfare of professional footballers.
Source: La Verdad
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