European Associations Want an End to the 3-Week Break
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European football associations want UEFA to push for the three-week international break to be scrapped and a return to the previous format of five two-week windows. The new scheme would leave national teams with four Nations League matches, which were normally played over 11 days. The change has sparked outrage over the workload of players, a spate of injuries and the difficulty of selling tickets for two home games in such a short period. One a…
They are DISSATISFIED with the new format.
The new three-week international period is causing great dissatisfaction among European football associations. At a meeting in Berlin, almost all unions present spoke out against the adjusted international calendar. According to the British The Guardian, the unions want UEFA to join FIFA...
European federations want to get rid of the longer international break, reports The Guardian. The federations in question want to return to the old format, in which the leagues were suspended for only two weeks. The national squads were now together for three weeks.
European football associations want the new three-week international break to be abolished. The longer interruption of national leagues is causing major concerns regarding the physical strain on players, injuries, and financial consequences. According to The Guardian, a large majority of the...
National associations ask UEFA to return the previous format of pauses to team games. One of the presidents called the new calendar a disaster. See why the federations are unhappy and what happens next.
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