Player injuries have cost Big 5 league clubs £2.3bn over past four years, finds report
October 16 – Injuries across Europe’s top five leagues have cost clubs a staggering £2 billion over the last four seasons, fuelling an increasingly hot topic over player welfare and an expanding international calendar.
There were 14,292 injuries across the Premier League, LaLiga, Ligue 1, Serie A and the Bundesliga from 2020-21 to 2023-24, according to the Howden Men’s European Football Injury Index.
The rising cost of the injuries was based on the reported salaries of the players concerned.
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