South Korea players want K League season change due to ‘worsening climate’
- South Korea football players push for a K League season shift as ‘punishing heat’ hitting summer matches.
- South Korea’s Pro Footballers Association (KPFA) is calling on the K League to overhaul the domestic football season to avoid playing during the height of summer, as local temperatures reached record highs in August.
- “The K League must transition to the Fall-Spring schedule to protect players from the worsening climate crisis and punishing summer heat,” the KPFA said in a statement, “and to maintain the league’s leadership within Asia and its global competitiveness.
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- South Korea football players push for a K League season shift as ‘punishing heat’ hitting summer matches.
- South Korea’s Pro Footballers Association (KPFA) is calling on the K League to overhaul the domestic football season to avoid playing during the height of summer, as local temperatures reached record highs in August.
- “The K League must transition to the Fall-Spring schedule to protect players from the worsening climate crisis and punishing summer heat,” the KPFA said in a statement, “and to maintain the league’s leadership within Asia and its global competitiveness.
Sources: Al Jazeera