Pep Guardiola furiously lashes out at FIFA & UEFA over rise in injuries
A furious Pep Guardiola has lashed out at Football 's rulemakers, accusing them of triggering a rise in injuries by further increasing the amount of minutes for players. New stoppage time rules have been implemented which have seen huge extensions to games - an average of ten minutes across the first week of Premier League fixtures. Guardiola fears such a change, on top of football's unrelenting calendar, is to blame for the recent rise in serious injuries. Real Madrid have lost both Thibaut Courtois and Eder Militao to ACL injuries, while Christopher Nkunku, Jurrien Timber and Manchester City's own Kevin De Bruyne are set for extended spells on the sidelines after picking up problems of their own. "It sucks," Guardiola told Movistar of De Bruyne's injury. "He's a really important player to us, I think he'll need surgery, we'll lose him for months. He is a very special player, with a very distinct talent, his connections with [Erling] Haala...