or , the message could not be clearer: is dying, and the organizations in charge in the game are culpable in leading it to its death. The chairman of the believes that there is a serious threat to the beautiful game, with new competitions saturating the calendar and adding more physical stress to players who already play so many games each year. , who has been PFA chairman since 2021, has experience of other soccer cultures too after presiding over as their CEO from 2016 to 2020.
Two weeks ago, he participated in an interesting presentation at the Global Soccer Forum awards together with about the future of football. There, issued a stern warning to soccer chiefs to protect players better or risk watching the multi-billion product become less entertaining for viewers. "We are close to a point of no return.
For the first time, we are realizing that it is not just a problem of a few privileged players who earn well and play a lot," said. "We have reached a point where people realize that this is starting to affect the quality of what we see on the field. Even the most skeptical fans realize that they want to see their best players and many can't give what you want.
"There is the example of in Spain. When you reach a certain level, with so much pressure of games in a row, there is a moment when your body doesn't give it, and no matter how much money they earn, that doesn't make it easier." Where England is going wrong The PFA chief also pointed to the NFL model, where teams play.
