FIFPro is furious about the criminal behavior toward César Castro, the professional footballer who was abused and threatened with a gun. 'We need the other stakeholders in football to clean up football.'

César Castro, a Venezuelan professional footballer, was assaulted last Friday and threatened with a gun to both make him terminate his contract with the Cypriot club Olympiakos Nicosia and give up his claim for unpaid salary.

The César Castro incident is a confirmation that a lot of things are wrong in Cypriot professional football. For many years, FIFPro has been agitated by the often anti-social behavior of club directors, who refuse to respect players’ rights.

Football in the Greek Second and Third Division resumed as the professional footballers’ association PSAP has reached an agreement with the football leagues on the players’ insurances.

FIFPro Division Europe and EU Athletes have composed a joint letter for European Commissioner of Sport, Andrea Vassiliou, during the second European Sportspeoples Forum, last Monday.