South Korea players want K League season change due to ‘worsening climate’

South Korea football players push for a K League season shift as ‘punishing heat’ hitting summer matches.Published On 14 Aug 202614 Aug 2026South Korea’s Pro Footballers Association (KPFA) is calling on the K League to overhaul the domestic football season to avoid playing during the height of summer, as local temperatures reached record highs in August.“The K League must transition to the Fall-Spring schedule to protect players from the worsening climate crisis and punishing summer heat,” the KPFA said in a statement, “and to maintain the league’s leadership within Asia and its global competitiveness.”Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4‘We need more’: Carrick urges Man Utd to sign more transfers for title bidlist 2 of 4Infantino’s FIFA fate must go to an election, says African football chieflist 3 of 4Ex-Real coach Arbeloa sent off while his Fulham team walk off in Malagalist 4 of 4Can Barca do a ‘three-peat’ or will Real bounce back? La Liga returnsend of listOn August 2, the southeastern city of Yangsan recorded a temperature of 42.5 degrees Celsius (108.5 Fahrenheit), the highest in decades of official records, prompting authorities to warn residents to stay indoors....