September 15 – UEFA’s European Club Talent and Competition Landscape report, released this morning, has underlined two of the defining features of modern European football: the growing effort to protect players from overload and the relentless rise in transfer spending.
Across the continent’s top 20 leagues, clubs used more players than ever before in 2024/25 – a decision UEFA say is a conscious rebuttal of the increasing player workload.
The report finds that the introduction of five substitutions and greater emphasis on rotation has driven an 8% rise in player usage since the rule was first adopted.
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