Four out of five players want more done to keep them safe on the pitch

Over 50 per cent of the 100 players in the Sky Bet Championship, League One and League Two said they had been part of a game where a pitch invasion had resulted in a player being attacked or harassed.
Four out of five players want more done to keep them safe on the pitch
EFL players have called for more to be done to protect them on the field of play in a new survey conducted by the PFA (Tim Goode/PA)

More than 80 per cent of EFL players feel not enough is being done to keep them safe from physical harm and discrimination on the pitch, while more than half are opposed to new rules on added time.

Over 50 per cent of the 100 players in the Sky Bet Championship, League One and League Two surveyed by the Professional Footballers’ Association over the October international break said they had been part of a game where a pitch invasion had resulted in a player being attacked or harassed.

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