The short distance between games, the frequency of travel and the reduced time between two seasons seriously affect the health of players and their careers, said the World Federation of Professional Footballers (FIFPro).
The report, which involved 265 footballers from 44 leagues between June 2018 and August 2021, is said to have shown that the number of "match after match" increased and so did the risk of injury.
The FIFPro term "match after match" defines playing a minimum of 45 minutes with less than five days to recover between them.
When it comes to the permanent representatives of their countries, the situation is even worse and it shows that up to 80 percent of those players play in a rhythm of two games a week.
FIFPro proposes to the Associations to introduce a break of one month between seasons and a break of 15 days halfway through the season.
A mandatory break for players after a certain number of consecutive games is also proposed.
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