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Courtois hits out at Fifa and Uefa on tight schedule

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Belgium and Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois has launched a scathing criticism of Uefa and Fifa for scheduling more and more matches at the expense of player welfare.

Courtois hit out at the growing football calendar after his side’s 2-1 defeat by Italy in the Uefa Nations’ League third-place playoff, labelling the match, in which both teams rotated their squads, a “money game”.

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