Maheta Molango, the head of the players' union, emphasized the importance of adequate rest for footballers, citing the impressive early-season performances of Erling Haaland and Mohamed Salah.
In the initial three matches of the 2024-25 Premier League season, Haaland has netted seven goals for Manchester City, while Salah has contributed three goals and three assists for Liverpool.
Both players did not participate in major post-season tournaments, and Molango referenced them in light of a new player workload monitoring report from Fifpro, which analyzed data from 1,500 footballers and was released on Thursday.
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