Rodri has joined the call to reduce the football match schedule
Manchester City and Spain midfielder Rodri has warned that he may not be able to cope with the fixture calendar as he aims to go the distance with Spain at the European Championship.
Speaking to the media ahead of Spain’s Euro semi final clash with France, Rodri had these to say:
“People only see the game but there’s the pre-game, the preparation, the travel, the time away in the hotel, in which you’re ‘in’ the game. Sincerely, something needs to be done.
“There’s more and more [games], and it looks like it isn’t about to stop. You have to take care of players. I’m very conscious of that. I reached a point where I can’t [do it] any more.
“But it seems like if you say so … look, I know football is a business, I know there’s a lot of money involved, but there is a point at which you have to take care of the sportsmen.
“No one can play 60, 70 games a season. For a couple of seasons, maybe, but not 10 seasons.”
There has been calls from managers and some footballers for FIFA and other football associations to reduce the number of matches played in a season.
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