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By Matt Readman With demands on players like nothing seen previously, is potential player burnout also going to have an impact on fans too? It’s a surprising thing that during a cost-of-living crisis, with households struggling and economies straining, I find myself sympathising with Rodrigo Hernández Cascante. The £200,000-a-week Manchester City midfielder, better known as Rodri, last month threatened strike action over the number of games footballers are being asked to play. Last week, matters escalated when the global players’ union Fifpro joined domestic leagues in suing Fifa, claiming tha…

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