Arsenal's triumphant campaign has become an unlikely poster child for soccer's escalating workload crisis, with players' union FIFPRO warning deep runs across competitions are taking a toll on players through increased injury risk in a World Cup year, Reuters reported. 

Arsenal's success story comes with a ​sobering statistic, with five players - David Raya, Martin Zubimendi, Declan Rice, Viktor Gyokeres and Eberechi Eze - projected to feature in ‌78 to 83 matchday squads this season for club and country.