About Division Europe
FIFPro Division Europe consists of 24 member associations. There is one candidate member (Serbia) and there are four observers (Georgia, Kazakhstan, Montenegro and Ukraine). The division board is led by president Philippe Piat, the other members of the board are Mads Øland, Bobby Barnes, Maria Tsigoni Rella, Joachim Evangelista y Tony Higgins.
On Division Europe’s priority list are a number of important topics. On a political level FIFPro mostly focuses on the...
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Friday 01 February 2013
FIFPro: 'We must continue the fight against racism'
‘The battle to eradicate racism from football is a tough one, but we must never give in’, says Tony Higgins, FIFPro’s spokesperson on anti-racism. ‘We must win this battle.’ He reacts to the words of Barcelona's Dani Alves.
Friday 01 February 2013
Altidore taught hooligans a lesson in humanity
FIFPro applauds the dignified reaction of both Jozy Altidore and Adam Maher, two professional footballers from Dutch premier league side AZ Alkmaar who were racially abused by so called supporters during a cup match.
Thursday 31 January 2013
Video: Union discusses Croatian football's problems
Dario Simic and Mario Juric of the Croatian professional footballers association HUNS, gave a lengthy interview to Croatian TV station HRT1. They spoke about the most urgent problems the footballers in Croatia have to cope with.
Tuesday 29 January 2013
Israeli union urges players: avoid racist provocations
The professional footballers association of Israel (IFPA) strongly request players of both Beitar Jerusalem and Maccabi Umm Al Fahm to avoid any racist provocations during Tuesday evening’s cup tie.
Monday 28 January 2013
Italian footballers elect Andrea Pirlo
Andrea Pirlo is the Player of the Year in Italy. The Juventus midfielder was chosen by his peers, all professional footballers in Italy, in a vote organized by the Italian professional footballers association AIC.