
"provided the Federation with concrete medical information on the workload its players could bear and the risk of injury"
"deplores the fact that these medical recommendations were not taken into account by the French national team's medical staff, as well as the total lack of consultation and consultation with its medical teams."
"urgently calling for a new medical-sports coordination protocol between clubs and the national team to make the health of players and their medical support an absolute priority."
Paris Saint-Germain criticised the French Football Federation after Ousmane Dembélé and Désiré Doué sustained muscle injuries during France's game against Ukraine. Dembélé suffered a serious right hamstring injury and will be sidelined for around six weeks; Doué suffered a right calf strain and will be out for about four weeks. PSG said it had provided the Federation with concrete medical information on player workload and injury risk and deplored that those recommendations were not taken into account by the national team's medical staff. PSG called for swift corrective action and an urgent new medical-sports coordination protocol between clubs and the national team.
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