An yearly report states the increasing number of injuries to leading soccer gamers came at a expense of almost $800 million throughout Europe’s leading leagues last season
ByJAMES ROBSON AP soccer author
October 15, 2024, 11: 43 AM
MANCHESTER, England — The increasing number of injuries to leading soccer gamers came at a expense of almost $800 million to groups throughout Europe’s leading leagues last season, according to a report released Tuesday.
At a time when there are growing issues about the number of videogames gamers are being asked to play, the Men’s European Football Injury Index discovered there were 4,123 injuries in the leading departments of England, Spain, Germany, Italy and France in the 2023-24 project.
The expense of the injuries was based on the reported incomes of the gamers worried and the quantity of time they were sidelined for.
The report highlighted a higher stress on clubs as a outcome of the freshly broadened Club World Cup, which will be staged in America next year.
The number of injuries hasactually increased year-on-year consideringthat the index was veryfirst released in 2021 and the mostcurrent report stated “it would be reasonable to anticipate a extension of this upwards trajectory.
“The team depth of clubs will continue to be evaluated, especially with the impending intro of the brand-new FIFA Men’s Club World Cup in 2025.”
The index is produced by sports insurancecoverage company Howden. Its publication comes a day after a gamers union and European leagues submitted a official problem to the Eu