Those recommendations included equality and diversity charters, increased protection for players leaving the game and supporter consultation, all of which are vital.īut the report was dominated by its call for a new independent regulator for the game, one that would oversee financial regulation, establish a new test for potential football club owners and directors and to ensure that the future of the game itself can be prioritised over the wanton desires of the richest clubs. The Crouch Report, named after former sports minister Tracey Crouch MP, contained 47 different recommendations to safeguard the long-term sustainability of the national game. Slow-paced matches in the sapping heat are a distinct possibility. But with 2021-22 likely to be busy after Covid postponements and with four rounds of Uefa Nations League matches to play before an early season start, the Qatar World Cup comes at the end of a 15-month cycle during which players will have had very little break. To an extent, players may have less accumulated fatigue than at the end of a long season. That raises the possibility of players missing out on the tournament with injuries sustained in club football, and creates a potential club vs country row about the overuse of star players before the season resumes eight days after the World Cup final. The final round of Premier League matches will end on November 14, seven days before the first match of the World Cup, leaving international managers with little time to prepare.
In 2022, all preparation goes out of the window.
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