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Judge, jury and executioner — the AFL's iron grip authority is being challenged

External pressure is rising on the AFL after the abuse allegations levelled against Hawthorn, writes Tracey Holmes, with the Federal Government watching developments closely.

ABC News

Europe’s top clubs paid record-high price for injuries last season – study

Injury costs surpassed the half a billion pound mark for the first time last season

The Independent UK

Player workloads the key issue when deciding on new football calendar say FIFPRO

PROTECTING players from excessive workloads must be the starting point for any new international match calendar, one of the leading figures at the…

The National (Scotland)

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Player workloads key issue when deciding new football calendar, say FIFPRO

Ilkay Gundogan and Kevin De Bruyne were among a group of players who expressed concern over the football calendar and the risk of burnout.

The Independent UK

Hope not hate: most social media posts on Lionesses positive, study shows

Research finds female Euro players got 125 positive posts for each hate one – in contrast to abuse directed at England men

The Guardian - UK

Frenkie de Jong’s deferred wages explained: Why Barcelona stand-off is part of growing trend

Disputes over unpaid and deferred wages are on the rise in world football

The Independent UK

Barcelona slammed over 'insane' Frenkie de Jong treatment as Dutch players union wade in

Frenkie de Jong is owed millions by Barcelona but the club have failed to pay him the wages he is owed with the treatment of the player resulting in heavy criticism

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Gary Neville tells Man United target Frenkie de Jong to consider suing Barcelona over salary claims

Frenkie de Jong should consider legal action against Barcelona for “bullying” him over his contract as Manchester United attempt to push home a £70million transfer.

Evening Standard

FIFA study lays bare shocking scale of social media abuse after England stars targeted

New studies from FIFA were commissioned after Euro 2020 and the Africa Cup of Nations, with the results detailing how more than half of all players involved received abuse

Daily Mirror

Tired and Sad, Mane and Salah Head to Africa for AFCON Qualifying

Premier League stars Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah head to Africa for 2023 Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers weary and disappointed after a 70-match season that ended with Liverpool's Champions League final loss. Mane-inspired defending champions Senegal host Benin and visit Rwanda in Group L and should secure maximum points…

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Callum McGregor dismisses burnout talk after FIFPro report and admits evergreen Cristiano Ronaldo is an inspiration

CALLUM McGregor has dismissed fears his punishing schedule with Celtic and Scotland could lead to him suffering from burnout and admitted seeing…

The National (Scotland)

Callum McGregor's Celtic iron man exploits cited in alarming report as players' union calls for drastic change

The Parkhead skipper hardly misses a minute of action for club or country.

Daily Record

PFA chief claims football is ‘sleep-walking into a crisis’ amid burnout fears

Maheta Molango is concerned by the demands an unrelenting schedule is putting on players.

The Independent UK

‘We are athletes, not machines’: Packed fixtures affecting players’ mental health, Fifpro survey finds

Forty percent of players who took the survey say their mental health has been affected

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Overload risks footballers’ health, study finds, as Salah and Mané face game 70

A culture of overload in elite men’s football is putting players’ health at risk, a new Fifpro study has found, days before the Champions League final

The Independent UK

Risk of burnout? Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane set to play 70th match of season

Mane has also racked up 94,000 miles in the season up to and including Sunday’s match against Wolves.

The Guardian - UK

Fifa criticised after clearing women’s football coach of sexual harassment

Fifpro has said the Fifa ethics committee’s decision to not sanction an Argentinian women’s football coach accused of sexual harassment and abusive behaviour raises ‘extremely serious questions’

The Guardian - UK

Concern grows over investigation into alleged sexual abuse in Gabonese football

The international players union has expressed ‘deep concerns’ over the handling of the investigation into widespread sexual abuse in Gabon

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The Guardian - UK

‘Too timid’: Fifa deal for foreign players to leave Russian clubs is criticised

Fifa is opening a special transfer window for foreign players stranded in Russia but Fifpro has said allowing players to suspend contracts does not go far enough

The Guardian - UK

The world’s game, a global scandal: the struggle to be heard in football’s sexual abuse crisis

At all levels and in every corner of football, allegations of harassment and worse are being uncovered. But Fifa and the game’s authorities are ill-equipped to tackle them

The Guardian - UK

Survey claims 75% of male footballers want World Cup to stay every four years

A survey by the international players’ union Fifpro has found that a clear majority of players in the men’s game oppose a biennial World Cup

The Independent UK

World Cup: 75% of players reject Fifa plans for tournament every two years

Fifa is proposing to cut the gap between its showpiece tournaments to two years

The Guardian - UK

Women’s game suffering from uneven schedule, says Fifpro union

Players only competed in an average of 22 games in 2019/20, according to the survey by Fifpro, the players’ union

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