FIFPRO backs the request of the Polish Footballers’ Union (PZP) asking the Ministry of Sport in Poland to repeal recent decisions passed by the Polish Football Association. Earlier this month, the Polish Football Association decided to amend its regulations: whereas previously a player would have the right to terminate his contract when a club failed to pay two months of salary, this has now been changed to four months of non-payment. The F.A. intends this rule change to remain in place until June 2021.
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Latest FIFPRO workload report launched in Istanbul ahead of UEFA Champions League final
The report, which is entitled Extreme Calendar Congestion: The Adverse Effects On Player Health & Wellbeing, was presented in Istanbul ahead of the UEFA Champions League final between Manchester City and Inter Milan to key stakeholders in the football industry, including high-performance coaches and player union representatives.
Amarelis de Mera: "I want to ensure nobody else has to go through what I did"
Panamanian legend Amarelis de Mera had to undergo a delicate oesophageal operation in early 2023. With no health insurance available, she could not afford to pay the 40,000 dollars that the surgery cost. De Mera and player union AFUTPA made the case public and reached the government. Today, now recovered and back to work, she talks about her experience so that the employment situation of Panamanian women's players can change.
Carlos Indiano: "The visibility this tournament gives you is important"
The Ultimate Football Draft is a competition organised by the Portuguese players’ union Sindicato Dos Jogadores to give out-of-contract players a chance to be seen. During the weekend of 23-24 July, the AFE Football team from Spain won the tournament and Carlos Indiano was voted best player. FIFPRO spoke to him about what the experience was like.
A new career: Lasse Vibe jumped straight from football into finance
One-time Denmark international Lasse Vibe strongly recommends that every player, no matter how successful, spends time developing interests outside of football. The former FC Midtjylland forward obtained his Master’s degree in finance at Aarhus BSS while still playing, and by the time he retired at the end of last season, he had already lined up a career as a financial advisor.
'Raising Our Game': lifting up women's professional football
FIFPRO is today launching Raising Our Game, a forward-thinking report about women’s professional football which puts players at the heart of the planned development and rebuilding of the sport after the coronavirus pandemic. The report, compiled with KPMG Football Benchmark, charts the economic evolution of the game, covering match-day attendance, TV audiences and sponsorship, and details player conditions at club and national team level.
Giorgio Chiellini, fighter of footballers' rights, retires
The Italian legend announced on Tuesday his retirement from football at the age of 39. Chiellini dedicated part of his successful career to fighting for footballers' rights and in September 2022 was one of the founding members of FIFPRO’s revamped Global Player Council (GPC).
FIFPRO and World Football Summit sign three-year content partnership accord
FIFPRO and World Football Summit have a signed a content partnership agreement under which the world player union’s cutting-edge research and insight will feature at WFS events in Europe, Asia and Americas for the next three years.
Maltese union supports players with tool for reporting abuse
The Maltese Football Players Association has provided its members with the means to report any form of abuse through an online tool. All reports are confidential and handled by a safeguarding officer, who will inform players about the investigation process and provide them with tailored advice.
History - The FIFA FIFPRO Women's World 11 Of 2019-2020
Seven players made their first appearance in the 2019/2020 FIFA FIFPRO Women’s World 11. Unfortunately, the players who won the award during the majorly disrupted 2019/2020 season, could not pick up their trophy at a gala, as, due to the Covid-19 pandemic, FIFA and FIFPRO could only organise an online event.