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Table 3 International windows, World Cup frequency and number of teams, club/country collaboration

From: The congested International Match Calendar in football: views of 1055 professional male players

 

Yes

No

Unsure

 

Longer but fewer international windows

N = 490

(46.4%)

N = 271

(25.7%)

N = 292

(27.7%)

2 missing

 

Every 2 years

Every 3 years

Every 4 years

 

World cup frequency

N = 151

(14.3%)

N = 106

(10%)

N = 798

(75.6%)

 
 

32 (traditional)

48 (future)

  

Number of teams at the World Cup

N = 730

(69.2%)

N = 320

(30.3%)

 

5 missing

 

High level

Some level

None

Not applicable

Collaboration – club and country load management

N = 144

(13.6%)

N = 275

(26.1%)

N = 117

(11.1%)

N = 519

(49.2%)