The mid-season World Cup in Qatar last year led to players from Europe's top five leagues spending an average of eight days longer on the sidelines due to injury in the months after the tournament, a study has revealed.
Memes aside, is there a comparison between this and nations that have a calendar year based season? Eg. Japan’s season is from Jan- Dec so a regular summer world cup would be mid-season for them
Memes aside, is there a comparison between this and nations that have a calendar year based season? Eg. Japan’s season is from Jan- Dec so a regular summer world cup would be mid-season for them