We are sleepwalking into a disaster – PFA chief worried about demands on players

Premier League matches are set to last comfortably longer than 100 minutes on average in the season.
We are sleepwalking into a disaster – PFA chief worried about demands on players
PFA chief executive Maheta Molango is concerned about the increasing demands on players (Khalid Bari Photography/PA)

Football is “sleepwalking into a disaster” by adding ever more demands on players and forcing them to make drastic decisions about their careers, Professional Footballers’ Association chief executive Maheta Molango has said.

Premier League matches are set to last comfortably longer than 100 minutes on average in the season ahead after referees in competitions worldwide were instructed by the game’s lawmakers to more accurately measure time lost to stoppages.

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