Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson Becker has expressed concerns about the increasing demands on players due to a packed football calendar, urging authorities to prioritize player welfare.
Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson Becker has called on football’s authorities to speak to players about their welfare as the Reds prepare to start an expanded Champions League campaign.UEFA’s elite club-level competition now involves 36 teams, which means an extra two matches in a group stage which now does not finish until the end of January as opposed to mid-December.
”The Brazil international was asked how many matches he thought was acceptable for a player to be involved in over a season.“This is not only a question I should answer,” added the 31-year-old who has just returned from South America where he played twice for Brazil.“Whether the number is 30 or 40. It is a matter to sit down all together and listen to all the parts because we understand we have the media and TV, the side of UEFA and FIFA, Premier League, domestic competitions.
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