All those involved in top-flight football have been encouraged by Fifpro to sustainably manage the workloads of players amid a mid-season World Cup. Doubt was cast as to whether Son Heung-Min would travel to Qatar to represent South Korea at the tournament after recently undergoing eye surgery.
The 30-year-old forward was forced to withdraw in the first-half of Tottenham's 2-1 win over Marseille in the UEFA Champions League earlier this month after fracturing his eye. Son, who was specifically referenced in Fifpro's report, was a huge doubt but he's soldiered on and is now set to lead his country out against Uruguay on November 24.
Other marquee players who have been put in similar situations with regard to injury include Bayern Munich's Sadio Mane and Juventus' Paul Pogba, of Senegal and France respectively.
