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It’s easy to scoff at claims elite footballers are ‘at breaking point’ from workload – but their burnout speaks for the rest of us too

  • Written by Anthony Montgomery, Professor in Occupational & Organisational Psychology, Northumbria University, Newcastle
It’s easy to scoff at claims elite footballers are ‘at breaking point’ from workload – but their burnout speaks for the rest of us tooLiverpool star Mohamed Salah was one of the more overworked professional football players in recent yearsph.FAB/Shutterstock

Maheta Molango, chief executive of the Professional Footballers’ Association (PFA), has claimed that elite football players are now at “breaking point” because of excessive workload and insufficient rest....

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