Football's thirst for money feeding discontent of the Rodri rebellion

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Now that players are feeling the burn so significantly as to consider striking, will the game's powerbrokers take notice?

"Madness." Jules Koundé of Barcelona and France spoke for his profession. "If it keeps this way, there will be a moment where we have no other option."

Koundé backed Manchester City's Rodri in raising complaints against the workload of elite professionals in Europe. There is serious talk of a players' strike. The Spain midfielder, second-favourite for 2024's Ballon d'Or, is prepared to man the barricades. "There will be a moment where we have no other option, but let's see, it's something that worries us because we are the ones who suffer," he said.