Football Correspondent Philip Buckingham explores fixture congestion’s impact on player performance and injury risk and how the heavier schedules resulting from the expanded slate of domestic and international competitions might be pushing athletes to their limits.

Does this mounting pressure increase the risk of long-term injury and potentially jeopardize careers and the game itself? The thought of losing top players to burnout and injury is a worrying possibility with many scenarios to consider.

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