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MANCHESTER, England — An annual report says the rising number of injuries to top soccer players came at a cost of nearly $800 million across Europe's leading leagues last season. At a time when there are growing concerns about the number of games players are being asked to play, the Men's European football injury index found there were 4,123 injuries in the top divisions of England, Spain, Germany, Italy and France in the 2023-24 campaign. And it highlighted a greater strain on clubs as a result of the newly expanded Club World Cup, which will be staged in America next year. The cost of the injuries was based on the reported salaries of the players concerned.
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