FIFA World Cup 2022: The Player Workload Journey

10.12.2022

The FIFPRO PWM Men’s Football Flash Report 2022 produced with Football Benchmark provides a snapshot of the unprecedented workload demands placed upon the game’s leading players ahead of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™.

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