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Players' union wants matches postponed in extreme heat

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Italy's Elisa Bartoli during a drink break [REUTERS/Phil Noble]

The world players’ union FIFPRO says it is time to stop matches being played in extreme heat after seeing some of its members struggle in torrid conditions at the African Nations Cup and in Spain’s La Liga during the summer.

FIFPRO, already concerned at the possibility of 2026 World Cup matches being played in suffocating conditions in cities such as Atlanta and Dallas, has asked FIFA to stipulate a temperature limit at which matches would have to be postponed.

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