Lent.az
The Club World Cup is held in the middle of summer, immediately after a tense season that causes a wave of controversy, especially among coaches.
There are many reasons: from the heat and difficult flights to the chronic fatigue of football players who have to play more and more games with minimal rest.
Lent.az, citing foreign media, reports that a prime example of this is Federico Valverde. The Uruguayan is a key player for Real Madrid and almost never misses a game, playing the full 90 minutes.
In the semi-final against PSG, he set a historic record - he played his 65th game for the club this season, which is the absolute maximum among high league football players in the 21st century.
Previously, the record belonged to Manuel Jurado, Juan Mata, Oscar and Fernando Torres - each of them stopped at a result of 64 games.
Ashraf Hakimi is also having an incredibly busy season with 68 games for club and country (including the Olympics). However, unlike Valverde, his count includes international tournaments and is therefore calculated somewhat differently. The Real Madrid midfielder set a record only at club level against the backdrop of global player fatigue.
