The Russian players’ union is suing the Russian Football Association for unlawful compensation concerning young players after their contracts expire.

FIFPro and the French players’ union UNFP recently organised a colloquium in Paris under the title: ‘The specificity of the profession of footballer in Europe; myth and realities.’

Again a racist incident happened during the Week against racism and discrimination. Samuel Eto’o suffered racist abuse when Cagliari fans shouted monkey chants at the Inter striker.

Players are offered the opportunity to cast their votes for the FIFA FIFPro World XI not only at club level, but also at the national team level.

Roland Juhász and Zoltán Gera were the big winners at the HLSZ Gala 2010 organized by the Hungarian footballers’ association. The HLSZ celebrated the best players of last season, and the best footballers of the past decade.