Barcelona Superstar and Ballon d'Or Compendeder Raphinha has spoken against FIFA and this year the World Cup tournament of the club, waving with the lack of leisure time for those involved as 'unacceptable'.
Raphinha's comments reflect widespread concern about the growing workload football players, in which the 28-year-old suggests that FIFA and other administrative bodies have shown a constant contempt for the well-being of players: 'You have to go, point, because we follow orders; We have to play there. And as a player for a European club, giving up my vacation to play in a new tournament is very complicated. '
'It is really bad to give up your vacation to play something that you are forced for, because they have never asked us for players at any time. At no time they asked us if we wanted to play or what the ideal dates were. They just said we had to go and that's it. '
This year, Barcelona missed the Clubworldbeker qualification because their FIFA-CO-Efficient has been lower in the last four years than that of Atletico Madrid, but the frustration of Raphinha shows his concern about those involved and their lack of real choice about competing in the tournament.
The last few seasons have a significant increase in the number of elite players struggling with injuries, fatigue and burnout, combined with a reduction in recovery time between games and the growing demand for players to perform in more competitions.
Raphinha's comments are not the only return that FIFA and President Gianni Infantino have received about what a very controversial club has been world cup, in which the French football association describes the tournament as 'a massacre' in which infantino 'trampling player is well -being for money'.
Although the Brazilian winger was able to enjoy 'three weeks of vacation' in his native country, before the Barcelona prescription starts on July 13, he emphasized that that time is 'holy' and must be protected for all players because they are always confronted with heavy physical tolls.
The Club World Cup, which also culminates on July 13, continued to be confronted with criticism because of extreme weather conditions and injuries – the worsening of fears for the tournament about the impact of the tight planning of the tournament with the regular season.
Although Raphinha's comments reflect a broad concern about what many call a welfare crisis for players, rival fans will suggest that his complaints can also be resulted in jealousy about the lack of involvement of Barcelona instead of real indignation.
The competition appears to be a particularly great success in the home continent of Raphinha in South America, and fans offers the chance to see their teams against the very best in Europe and the whole world, with Palmeiras that is in the quarterfinals of the tournaments on Friday evening.