2: FIFA's role in the COVID-19 Crisis | Andy Massey

In episode two the medical director of FIFA Andy Massey joins us.

Specifically Andy will be looking at:

• What is the role of FIFA in the COVID-19 crisis
• What are the conditioning for football resuming
• What are the differences between working in club and political roles
• What are his plan for the medical side of FIFA in the future.

About Andy:

“I started working in football back in Northern Ireland, played a little bit, and realised I wasn’t good enough to succeed at a higher level. Then I entered into the world of medicine through the back door, I started off as a physio and then decided to study medicine. When I finished studying, I started working in the Irish league. Thankfully I got a job with the national team in Northern Ireland, stayed there for four or five years and then moved over to Liverpool, was at Liverpool for nearly 7 years and finished up as the head of medical services there, before starting at FIFA as their medical director about three weeks ago”

The Science for Sport '5 Must-Read Research Reviews on Injury Prevention & Rehab' document is available to download here...
https://app.scienceforsport.com/5mrrr-injury-prevention-2

Here is the downloadable tool to determine whether mass gatherings can take place. Scroll down the page to see the relevant COVID-19 information.
https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019/technical-guidance/points-of-entry-and-mass-gatherings

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