The Spaniard told a performance and health summit in London, co-hosted by global players' union FIFPRO, it is vital that governing bodies such as FIFA and UEFA take firm action. France's forward #10 Kylian Mbappe reacts after picking up an injury following his team's first goal during the UEFA Nations League (League A, Group 1) first leg football match between Turkey and France at the Kocaeli Stadium in Izmit, on September 25, 2026. (Photo by FRANCK FIFE / AFP) Related contentLa Liga president Javier Tebas has warned that footballers have a "breaking point" as he highlighted the injury risks of an increasingly packed global calendar.The Spaniard told a performance and health summit in London, co-hosted by global players' union FIFPRO, it is vital that governing bodies such as FIFA and UEFA take firm action.He highlighted the expanded Club World Cup, first held in 2025, and the inaugural 48-team World Cup, staged in North America this year, as events that added to an already heavy workload."Some players can still cope more or less, but ultimately there's a breaking point that's unstoppable," Tebas said on Tuesday."If we don't stop, and in my view, if we don't put it into reverse, the overall system is going to be much worse, because it's impossible."Now they've announced a World Cup with more national teams, they've announced a Club World Cup with more clubs, more summers spent...
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