Football's need to better protect players: Attacked for tackling racism, fatigued from long seasons as the Euros & Copa America begin & requiring more action to prevent brain injuries

Episode 22 of Sport Unlocked, the podcast dissecting the
week's sports news issues with interviews and insight from Rob
Harris, Martyn Ziegler and Tariq Panja.


On the agenda on June 12, 2021:


A look at the start to the European Championship, includes
Rob's experiences in the England camp with seeing players
face-to-face a rarity in the pandemic

Footballers continued to be booed taking a knee. We'll talk
to Piara Powar of the anti-discrimination Fare network about
racism concerns at the Euros as fans return to stadiums.

We also interview FIFPRO general secretary Jonas
Baer-Hoffmann about that jeering of players performing the
anti-racism gesture and discuss the fatigue facing players with
non-stop football, why substitutions could be allowed permanently
and the action needed to reduce heading to limit the risk of
footballers developing neurological diseases.

There's also the latest fallout from the Super League
collapse with fines for Premier League clubs that aren't called
fines.

Plus how the FIFA bribery case links to the new boss of world
swimming's governing body.

And we respond to your feedback on Naomi Osaka's decision not
to attend press conferences.



Send any questions to the team on Twitter @SportUnlocked


Check out videos from the interviews on Sport Unlocked's YouTube
channel, Instagram or Twitter pages








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