Manchester City midfielder Kevin De Bruyne is not happy with the addition of a FIFA Club World Cup tournament to the summer 2025 calendar, as it would cut into players’ rest periods, given the already tight regular season schedule.
FIFA is considering a new format for the Club World Cup, which was originally held at the end of every year and ended in 10 days, but has recently been transformed into a tournament held during the European leagues’ closing season, lasting more than 2 weeks.
Of course, it encroaches on the rest time of European league players, who already have limited time to recharge their bodies. Therefore, ‘KDB’ has to complain and ask the adults in the industry to take care of the health of the players like them.
“The real problem will come out after the FIFA Club World Cup,” he told Reuters, with City set to play in the Club World Cup midway through next year as the 2023 Champions League winners.
“We are only three weeks away from the Club World Cup final to the start of the new Premier League season,”
“We have only three weeks to rest and prepare for the next 80 matches.
“The Professional Footballers’ Association (PFA) or any other players’ association must try to find a solution.”
“The problem is that organizations like UEFA and FIFA keep adding more matches.”
“We can worry about it now, but I don’t see any way out.”
“Because it seems that money speaks louder than words for us footballers.”
In the past few days, his teammate Bernardo Silva ยูฟ่าเบท has been complaining about the tight schedule, especially the new Champions League format, which is cutting into his family time.