The Professional Footballers' Association has backed criticism from Marcus Rashford regarding the hectic football schedule.
Rashford called out organisers while on England duty earlier this month, with players jetting off for Euro 2024 qualifiers after a marathon 2022-23 campaign. The Manchester United forward played 56 games for his club, with a World Cup and other international games increasing that number to 63.
Entitled to a minimum three-week break, Rashford and his international teammates are scheduled to report back for pre-season from July 10, meaning they will likely miss the first friendly against Leeds United in Oslo two days later. United then play Lyon in Edinburgh on July 19 before jetting off to the United States for games against Arsenal, Real Madrid, Borussia Dortmund and Wrexham.
