Top football fitness coach Raymond Verheijen has called on the Premier League’s top stars to join a worldwide player revolt if clubs gamble on the coronavirus crisis.
Verheijen, the outspoken Dutchman who has worked with Manchester City and Barcelona as well as the national teams of Holland, South Korea, Russia and Wales, believes the season should be cancelled NOW.
But he fears all the game’s governing bodies are ready to take a chance on the health and fitness of players in a bid to save billions in lost revenue.
The Premier League will have to pay a £762million rebate to TV companies if the campaign is abandoned. And Verheijen, 48, has urged the game’s biggest names to save football from its own greed.
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