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French Union Slams FIFA Over Fixture 'Absurdity'
The Straits Times
|July 02, 2025
France's professional footballers' union (UNFP) wants FIFA to halt what it describes as a "game of massacre" affecting players' health, accusing president Gianni Infantino of ignoring the toll of an overloaded calendar with an expanded Club World Cup.
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MIAMI - France's professional footballers' union (UNFP) wants FIFA to halt what it describes as a "game of massacre" affecting players' health, accusing president Gianni Infantino of ignoring the toll of an overloaded calendar with an expanded Club World Cup.
The UNFP has issued a scathing statement, warning that the tournament exemplifies how the relentless match schedule is pushing players to the brink, both physically and mentally.
"The incongruity of the situation escapes no one - except, of course, Gianni Infantino and his flatterers," the UNFP said.
"From his ivory tower, which he tours around the world, the FIFA president shows no concern for the fate the international calendar reserves for top players."
This story is from the July 02, 2025 edition of The Straits Times.
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