Overview

• The guidelines require a minimum of 72 hours of recovery between matches and a 21-day break at season’s end.
• FIFA finalized the measures during talks on the eve of the Club World Cup final in New York.
• Global union FIFPRO was excluded from the negotiations and had sought a four-week off-season pause.
• It remains unclear whether the rest intervals and vacation period will be legally binding for clubs and leagues.
• FIFA plans to factor travel requirements and climatic conditions into future competition scheduling under the new health measures.