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‘I was really dizzy’: Enzo Fernández reveals scare in heat of Club World Cup

Chelsea’s Enzo Fernández receives medical attention during the semi-final victory over Fluminense
Chelsea’s Enzo Fernández receives medical attention during the semi-final victory over Fluminense. Photograph: Mike Segar/Reuters

Enzo Fernández has said that the high temperatures at the Club World Cup are dangerous and revealed that he needed to lie down during Chelsea’s win over Fluminense because the heat left him feeling “really dizzy”.

The Argentina midfielder is the latest player to criticise the tournament’s scheduling and call for Fifa to make changes before the World Cup takes place in Canada, Mexico and the US next summer.

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