Over half of World Cup players treated on pitch 'weren't injured'

FIFA have revealed that more than half of the players treated on the pitch during this summer’s World Cup were not actually injured.

Over half of World Cup players treated on pitch 'weren't injured'

FIFA have revealed that more than half of the players treated on the pitch during this summer’s World Cup were not actually injured.

The world body’s chief medical officer, Professor Jiri Dvorak, presented his findings to the FIFA referees committee today and they showed a cheating culture at the highest level of the game.

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