Rebecca Blackwell/APBoiling point was reached earlier this year when unions representing soccer players launched a legal challenge against FIFA’s “unilateral” decision to set the international match calendar – notably an expanded 32-team FIFA Club World Cup.
“This Club World Cup is something that has to exist, but it’s just hard to find the right way into it.
“I think (soccer) players will not mind to play nine months non-stop with proper preparation and load management,” he says.
“This year is a Club World Cup, then next year is the World Cup, then the year after something else, so there’s no rest for players.”Indeed, the Real Madrid goalkeeper knows all too well about the toll of fixture congestion.
“We increased the number of participants for the (FIFA) World Cup but still it’s one month every 48 months,” he continued.
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