Al Wasl’s Hassan Zahran feels the strain during an Arabian Gulf League match and appears on the The National sport front page on Monday, June 1, 2015.
With the mercury rising in the UAE, football players have to contend with more than just the opposition on the field.
There is no escaping the heat if you play football, especially as the summer months approach.
Al Ahli’s veteran defender Eisa Santo tells Omar Al Raisi how the players try to pace themselves in the heat, and that, along with their conditioning, allows them to escape without heat stroke or other serious physical problems.
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