Gianni Infantino says FIFA is careful with the calendar and players’ health
President FIFA Gianni Infantino said the player and well-being remain a key consideration of the global control body are worried about the spread of the tournament in the already crowded calendar.
Union player FIFPRO, Spain Laliga and the European League group filed a joint complaint in the European Union regulators in the department earlier in October, accusing the FIFA “calendar abuse”.
Critics argue FIFA’s four-legged fourfold Club and other extended tournaments will increase the number of matches every season and leave players with little time between campaigns.
Infantino is for CNN to say that the influence of the World Cup Club on the welfare of the players will be limited.
“It is a competition that takes place once in four years. The winner is playing seven games, which is like one game and a half, over, over, so there is no big influence“He added.
“What happens in world football is that there are many games for very few teams, very few players. Those who reach the final phases of all competitions, which is again very rare … Well all in all, it chooses quite a little.
“But we are very careful for the calendar and the players’ health. I mean, we want to do everything to make the players in the best conditions in the best way …
“So many players say what you want is to play, not train, don’t you?”
Infantino said FIFA Radney, led former Arsenal The Arsene Wenger manager, analyzed the influence of the World Cup Club on the well-being of the player.