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"When you play 60 games one season after another, it comes to the stage where it's just too much" - PFA CEO sends warning

Maheta Molango

Alamy

In a wide-ranging interview, the new chief executive of the players' union says footballers "play too many games" and warns fatigue will damage football as a spectacle.

Taking action to prevent online abuse of players and advocating for the families of former players affected by dementia are among his priorities.

He wants a "sustainable" solution to clubs spending beyond their means, but argues against a one-size-fits-all salary cap.

Molango becomes leader of one of English football’s most powerful bodies.

30 August 2021 - 7:14 PM

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