Overview

• FIFPro’s 2024/25 season report says overlapping competitions are creating unprecedented demands that endanger players’ health and wellbeing.
• Analysis found that none of the examined Club World Cup participants achieved the recommended 28-day off-season rest, with teams such as Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund cited.
• The union reports many Club World Cup matches were played in afternoon heat well above 30°C, creating serious safety and performance challenges.
• FIFPro calls for a review of the June 11–July 19, 2026 World Cup schedule and host selections, plus longer halftimes and more frequent cooling breaks.
• General secretary Alex Phillips says informal talks with organizers on climate-controlled stadiums are ongoing, but no concrete commitments have been made.