Study reports that the World Cup in Qatar increased the severity of injuries!

Injuries in football are constantly increasing, as are the matches on the calendar. The obligations of the players with the national teams, the constant traveling and the fact that they don’t get… breath have the result that we see several footballers spending a significant amount of time on the pitches.

A study by Howden Insurance Group published the European Football Injury Index for the 2022-23 season a year after World Cup. And in this study, they took into account the apparently significant effects of conducting it World Cup in the Catarrh in the middle of the season.

Because it turns out that last year’s World Cup brought in players from Europe’s top five leagues spend an average of eight more days on the sidelines due to injurymonths after the tournament.

The study reported that in October 2022, there were 88 recorded injuries resulting in absence of players for 11.35 days average before the tournament, but that increased to 19.41 days in January 2023 after the tournament.

Ankle (170%), calf/shin (200%) and hamstring (130%) injuries experienced the greatest increase in severity.

“We’ve clearly seen that hosting a men’s World Cup in the winter has led to players spending an extra eight days on the sidelines in the second half of the season compared to the first.”said Howden’s head of sport, James Burrows.

THE Barrows he added that the increased severity of injuries also contributed in increasing economic impact by almost 30% from 553.62 million euros ($603.83 million) to 704.89 million euros ($768.93 million) in Europe’s top five leagues.

“We hope our research and analysis will provide Europe’s top clubs with additional insight as they continue to discuss with the game’s governing bodies an improved alignment of the domestic and international calendar and the wider issue of match congestion.”he emphasizes.

The study showed there were 3,985 injuries across Europe’s top five leagues during the 2022-23 season. The Premier League and Bundesliga had 23.6% and 14.8% of players playing at the World Cup respectively, and saw the biggest impact on injury rates.

Earlier this year, international players’ association FIFPRO revealed that nearly half of the players who competed at the World Cup experienced excessive or increased mental fatigueduring an unprecedented season of game congestion.

Some 44% of players experienced more physical fatigue and 23% more mental fatigue in January compared to other seasons, while 53% felt more likely to suffer injuries.