'A victim of the calendar' - Cole Palmer singled out as PFA chief blasts 'sick' football system for demanding too much from players
Goal | 29.09.2026 23:29
Palmer was one of five high-profile England internationals who opted out of Thomas Tuchel’s latest squad. The PFA chief expressed deep concern that players are now being forced to choose between their long-term physical health and the pride of representing their country, suggesting that the sheer volume of fixtures has pushed the elite game to a dangerous precipice where biology can no longer be ignored.
