For several months, Ousmane Dembélé has been talked about concerning the Ballon d'Or. French is the big favorite of this 2025 edition with Lamine Yamal. But in recent days, this subject has been overshadowed by a vast controversy. Indeed, the PSG player was injured against Ukraine while he was in the French team. He suffers from a severe lesion of the right hamstrings. He should miss at least 6 weeks of competition. His teammate, desired Doué, will be absent for 4 weeks due to a right calf lesion. Two bad news for Paris Saint-Germain, which will therefore have to do without its two players for a while.
They will notably miss the resumption in the Champions League. All this annoyed the residents of the Parc des Princes, who published a press release in which they point the finger at the FFF. After Didier Deschamps, Philippe Diallo, the 3F boss, responded yesterday to Ile -de -France, through a letter sent to noon. The exact content of it has not been revealed. But last night, Le Figaro explained that the president of the French Football Federation tried to calm the game while being firm. He notably recalled that the national selection takes precedence over everything, even on the club. The UNFP also published a press release yesterday after the injuries of the two Parisians.
UNFP supports Dembélé and Goué
“It is therefore all advisable to set up new rules as quickly as possible (…) to succeed despite everything to protect players. We ask the State to intervene since it is impossible, despite many communications, actions and complaints, to make FIFA hear reason ”notably explained David Terrier, the president of the union of professional footballers in France. This Tuesday, he gave a layer more during an interview with Ouest-France. He first mentioned the controversies linked to the injuries of Dembélé and Goué, to which the UNFP reacted.
“Yes, but it is not bound to these two injuries. Currently, there is a problem which is posed by Paris Saint-Germain. It is the medical protocol. And there, I am not competent. I don't know what was done and said. But we are in fact, we have rebounded on it because we have denounced for three or four years the overload of calendars at the international level. And that will necessarily impact the domestic championships, because the Top Players play more and more, for economic reasons. And conversely, “medium” clubs play less and less and wages fall. “
The union attacks FIFA
After recalling that the objective of the UNFP is to protect the physical and mental health of more and more asked players, he attacked FIFA hard, which does not necessarily take into account the demands of footballers. This summer 2025, the leading world football body organized the Club World Cup, which has stretched the season a little more. Some players finally had very little time to rely and had to chain, especially those of PSG which only had one month between the final of the Club World Cup and the European Super Cup against Tottenham. FIFA is clearly responsible for David Terrier and UNFP.
“We attack FIFA because it is she who has the hand on the international calendar. She passes all competitions because all the presidents of Confederation are also vice-presidents of FIFA. Attacing FIFA is therefore attacking everyone, the entire football industry. These competitions exist and developed, because the federations did not oppose it. And the clubs that participated in the Conde Club Cup were very happy to have done so. Now the question is how we can protect players. Some say that under these conditions, they are no longer able to play optimally and offer the spectacle expected by the public, which pays for its place or its TV subscription. And where we join the PSG's request is that we ask for protocols that protect football players more. It can be medical, but also with rest times. ”
Infernal cadences
He continues: “With a minimum three weeks completely off between two championships, and another full week of cuts in the middle of the season. And from there, players will be really able to give themselves 100 %. Today, a player who complains of playing too much is not audible because he earns a lot of money. But from what amount? And it is still the players who generate an economy. If they are offered such wages, it is because there is an economic interest in clubs. Clubs and players have become brands. ” The UNFP boss, which recalled that the union of pros players had the French state respects the European social charter, also spoke of the fact that clubs are increasingly reluctant to send their players to avoid injuries. But he said that defending the colors of his country is not an option, but an obligation.
A way of telling the clubs that they have to play the game and not block a player. He then took the example of Didier Deschamps, who wants to advance hand in hand with PSG. “Yes of course. He is right. But in return, the players that they generally select to him they play the Champions League. And the new format has added matches. So for top players, there are no fewer matches. On the other hand, a player who evolves in an “medium” club and who is eliminated in the first round of the Coupe de France will therefore only play 35 games in a year at 52 weeks. It is a bit “Gruyère”, compared to internationals who will make 60 or 70 matches “. Finally, he spoke of a possible strike, which made his way to some. “Already, would the 10 % of players play the most be ready to mobilize?” I am not sure … and would they be coherent vis-à-vis the general public in view of their salary? There are other ways to mobilize, notably by speech, as did Bruyne, Rodri, and in France Mbappé, Koundé … “ Business to follow then ..
