The French football union, UNFP, has criticized FIFA’s Club World Cup for exacerbating player welfare issues amidst a congested football calendar. They accused FIFA president Gianni Infantino of neglecting the physical and mental health of players, as the newly expanded tournament occurs at the season's end, conflicting with rest period agreements. As calls for player protection intensify, this tournament's scheduling has prompted protests from football organizations against increasing workloads and legal challenges against FIFA's decisions.
"The incongruity of the situation is not lost on anyone, except, of course, Gianni Infantino and his flatterers. From the height of his ivory tower, which he parades around the world, the FIFA president is not bothered by the fate that the international calendar reserves for the game's leading players."
"His (Infantino's) Club World Cup proves, to the point of absurdity, that it is urgent to stop this massacre game. He flouts the physical and mental health of players for a few more dollars."
"The Club World Cup comes at the end of an already exhausting season, and thereby ignores collective bargaining agreements (which) almost everywhere, provide for an incompressible period of three weeks of rest for footballers between two seasons."
"The UNFP, like FIFPRO and FIFPRO Europe, has been protesting for years against the drastic increase in workloads."
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