The crammed soccer schedule may force players to take legal action, the Professional Footballers' Association's chief executive officer Maheta Molango said as he highlighted growing concerns about player welfare.
Under the new format from the 2024-25 season, the Champions League group stage will expand to 36 teams from 32, playing in a single-league format. Each team will play a minimum of eight matches, all against different opponents. A host of Premier League managers have been vocal about the busy schedule and its impact on players.
"I feel like we've reached a stage where people are ready to take legal action, where people are ready to take tangible action on the pitch to try to resolve it, because it's a sad state of affairs," Molango told Sky News.
