From Frazier in Manila to Wardley in Manchester, the decision to stop a fight remains boxing’s greatest moral test, writes JOHN WIGHT
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‘It’s a shambles’
JAMES NALTON looks at the ongoing battle between clubs and TV broadcasters, with players picking up more muscular injuries due to the packed fixture schedule
FOR the second week in a row, Jurgen Klopp’s comments on the fixture schedule have generated plenty of traction for the broadcasters he is railing against.
Klopp, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and others are concerned about the working conditions for players in a unique, condensed season.
They believe playing a game at 12.30pm on Saturday when they have played a late kick-off on Wednesday, sometimes away in Europe, is putting players at risk.
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