The director of a group that advocates for female sports fans says she and other Paris Saint-Germain supporters were subjected to “abusive” searches while entering Barcelona’s stadium for a Champions League match earlier this week.
Concacaf banned and fined the Honduras Football Federation after the incidents during the Nations League quarterfinal, and a separate investigation has been launched into Mexico coach Javier Aguirre’s conduct.
If the game’s players could take a pay cut in exchange for guarantees of time off and fewer games, could that be a way to avoid burnout? It’s one option to fix this looming crisis.