Real Madrid's Ancelotti: Players would cut pay to play less

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Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti said he believes players would be willing to take a pay cut if it meant playing fewer games during the season.

Top internationals competing in the expanded Champions League and the revamped Club World Cup could end up playing as many as 85 games this season, which has led some players to complain about the new schedule overload.

"Football needs to reflect because the aim is to try to play less games to have less injuries," Ancelotti said in Friday's news conference.

"If that leads to lowering salaries, the aim is for players to play less games so I don't think the players will have any problem to lower their wages if they play less."

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