Lack of medical support highlighted in report from union70% of players had not received an ECG prior to tournaments
Footballers were placed “at risk” during qualifying for next month’s Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand by a lack of medical support and substandard working conditions, according to the global players’ union.
A report by Fifpro involving responses from 362 internationals took an in-depth look at an often fragmented, and badly scheduled, qualification process and reached a damning conclusion.
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