Club World Cup has left an injury trail that is damaging football. But will anyone li

Response to strained schedule has been more football than ever, and a danger that the best will have nothing left to give at the World Cup
Cole Palmer and Ousmane Demb?l? looked great when they were photographed sitting on Top of the Rock on the eve of the Club World Cup final but it is not being wise after the event to suggest that both might have been better off spending their summer lying on sunbeds.
Top players struggling with fitness issues was foreseeable before the first edition of Fifa?s expanded tournament took place. ?The worst idea ever,? was J?rgen Klopp?s take, citing concerns over the long-term impact of squeezing even more football into an ever expanding calendar. ?Last year it was the Copa [Am?rica] and the European Championship, this year it?s the Club World Cup, next year it?s the World Cup. That means no recovery for the players involved.?
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