Study recommends a mandatory four -week break for footballers

FIFPro said it was the most extensive expert consensus ever to protective measures of excessive workload in professional football. Recommendations include a four-week break out of the season, mid-season mid-season breaks, at least a four-week period of preparation before returning the competitive activities and compulsory consideration of the traveling players’ travel, writes the BBC.

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Professional footballers should be allowed at least a four -week break outside the season, plus at least a four -week preparation period before returning to competitions, the study, published by the Global Football Syndicate (FIFPro), in which 70 medical experts and performance experts have agreed to do 12 At work, the BBC reports.
FIFPro said it was the most extensive expert consensus ever to protective measures of excessive workload in professional football. More than 75 percent consent was required among participants to determine each recommendation, the BBC reports.
Recommendations include a four -week break from the season, mid -season mid -season breaks, at least a four -week period of preparation before returning the competitive activities and compulsory reviewing of the players.
– This study presents security standards based on independent opinions of medical and performance experts working in professional football, who understand mental and physical pressure on players. If we can all agree that health is in the first place, then we need to take steps to implement these safeguards-said Professor Dr. Vincent Gutbarj, the medical director of the Global Football Union, the BBC reports. NM