Germany midfielder Toni Kroos believes players have become the “puppets” of soccer authorities. England manager Gareth Southgate can’t understand why the season has been crammed into a congested period. Players and coaches alike are using the international break to question whether the coronavirus-affected schedule is proving detrimental to players’ health. Southgate’s England is in action on Thursday in a friendly against Ireland before Nations League games in Belgium and at home to Iceland. “We gave him and other lads who have been in European matches, who played Sunday, an extra day recovery, and yet still something like this has happened,” Southgate said.

Source: Manila Times November 11, 2020 22:41 UTC