On 19 November 2023, Gavi the teenage phenomenon of FC Barcelona tore his anterior cruciate ligament and lateral meniscus while playing a European Qualifiers 2024 match for Spain.1 At that point, the 19-year-old had played 81 matches since the beginning of last season in August 2023. In a commentary the next day, the sports daily Marca asked the question: ‘¿Quién lesionó a Gavi?’ or: ‘Who injured Gavi?’, a question implying a link between the injury and match load.2 This commentary addresses the important question of whether the growing number of matches jeopardises the physical and mental health of top-level football players. Gavi is not the sole victim of injuries threatening future performance3 and knee health,4 as well as barring players from important events like the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) Euro 2024. In a recent report, the International Federation of Professional Footballers (FIFPRO)5 has raised concerns about the mental and physical health of top-level footballers of both sexes, as the 2022/2023 season has witnessed an unprecedented match load. While this season was atypical, with the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) World Cup in Qatar overlapping with the European domestic seasons, players will have to brave similar match loads this season (2023/2024). And the trend is clear: more and more matches each year. The UEFA Champions League is set to increase the number of matches by roughly 30% from next season, the FIFA Club World Cup is expanding, and so is the FIFA World Cup. In addition, during the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, the new interpretation of stoppage …

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我们与球员站在一起：呼吁足球界采取行动

2023 年 11 月 19 日，巴塞罗那足球俱乐部的少年加维在代表西班牙队参加 2024 年欧洲预选赛的比赛时，前十字韧带和外侧半月板撕裂。 1 当时，这位 19 岁的球员自去年开始以来已经踢了 81 场比赛。 2023 年 8 月的赛季。在第二天的评论中，体育日报《马卡报》提出了这样的问题：“Quién lesionó a Gavi？”或者：“谁伤害了加维？”，这个问题暗示着受伤和比赛负荷之间的联系。2 这篇评论解决了一个重要问题：比赛数量的增加是否会危害顶级足球运动员的身心健康。全球疫苗和免疫联盟并不是唯一受到威胁未来表现3和膝盖健康4以及禁止球员参加2024年欧洲杯等重要赛事的伤害的受害者。在最近的一份报告中，国际职业足球运动员联合会（FIFPRO） )5 引起了人们对男女顶级足球运动员身心健康的担忧，因为 2022/2023 赛季的比赛负荷前所未有。虽然本赛季非典型，但由于卡塔尔国际足联 (FIFA) 世界杯与欧洲国内赛季重叠，球员们在本赛季（2023/2024）将不得不面对类似的比赛负荷。趋势很明显：每年越来越多的比赛。欧洲冠军联赛将从下赛季开始增加约30%的比赛场次，国际足联俱乐部世界杯正在扩大规模，国际足联世界杯也是如此​​。此外，2022年卡塔尔世界杯期间，停赛的新解读……