Phil McNulty Q&A - players facing 'ridiculously heavy' workloadpublished at 10:08 British Summer Time 13 May
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Matt, Birmingham: Question for Phil: With the Euros this summer, Club World Cup in 2025, and World Cup in 2026, the next “free” summer break for players after a long domestic (and in some cases European) season is 2027. Surely there should be more concern from the authorities about player welfare?
Hi Matt. I agree that is a ridiculously heavy programme and will be a real strain on players operating at that elite level.
I’m not sure what can be done about it other than managers taking great care over their players’ workload – which will then lead to understandable complaints about not being able to field their best teams and also the real potential for injuries.
It is a very tough situation but I’m actually not sure what the answer is – although that answer is not cutting FA Cup replays.