A memorable day in the history of the VVCS (the Dutch players union. Last Monday, 15 active and former football players received the diploma they had earned by successfully completing their studies at the VVCS Academy.

FIFPro's secretary general Theo van Seggelen says that an average player's lifestyle is often far removed from the usual image of mansions, fast cars and outrageous weddings. The vast majority are ordinary wage-earners.

FIFPro secretary general Theo van Seggelen secretary gave a lengthy interview with press agency Reuters. He talked about problems concerning Eastern Europe, match fixing and doping.

CAS needs to introduce faster procedures to prevent situations such as FC Sion’s from happening. That is the opinion of Lucien Valloni, president of the Swiss professional footballers’ association SAFP.

Lucien Valloni, president of the Swiss footballers' association on the FC Sion case: ‘It is now clear that the image of Swiss football has suffered in the eyes of the football world, and in practice Swiss football as a whole has been affected.'