‘We are not robots’: Courtois hits out at Uefa and Fifa over number of games

11-Oct-2021 14:58:34 | The Guardian

Player welfare criticised by Belgium and Madrid keeper
Governing bodies condemned with no let-up in sight

The Belgium and Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois has launched a scathing criticism of Uefa and Fifa for scheduling more and more matches at the expense of player welfare.

Courtois hit out at the growing football calendar after his side’s 2-1 defeat by Italy in the Nations League third-place play-off, labelling the match, in which both teams rotated their squads, a “money game”.