English football is bad for your health. According to a study in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, teams that play in leagues without a winter break lose players to, on average, 303 more days of injuries than their contemporaries in competitions that take time off around Christmas and New Year's. This weekend also sees the fourth round of the FA Cup, another competition for England's top clubs to worry about when it comes to their squads. Given the shortened World Cup summer and the newly added strain of competitive matches in the UEFA Nations League, you might think that Premier League managers were doing everything possible to keep their players fresh this season. You, however,...
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