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Friday briefing: Professional Footballers' Association CEO says players could strike amid “nonsensical” fixture schedules

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Professional Footballers' Association (PFA) CEO Maheta Molango has revealed that players are close to going on strike, due to their increasingly congested fixture schedules, reports The Athletic.

Molango, who has served in his role since 2021, said he believes tensions have “escalated” between PFA members and competition organisers during his tenure.

Speaking at the PFA’s pre-season camp for out-of-contract players, he said: “It’s almost as if the lines are blurred between seaso

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