‘Sport activity is subject to the application of E.U. law’, is what the participants of the first European Professional Sportspeoples Forum stressed in their joint statement. FIFPro was one of the organizing unions.

Monday 31 January marks the first edition of the European Professional Sportspeople's’ Forum; the gathering of all national and international unions for professional sportspeople in Europe. FIFPro is one of the organizers.

Edison Fonseca is back in Colombia. The professional footballer had a conflict with an Iranian club that had withheld his passport due to a conflict. After protests of ACOLFUTPRO and FIFPro his passport was returned.

Professional Footballers Australia (PFA) announced that Australia’s players would dedicate the upcoming PFA Alex Tobin OAM Medal Night to raise funds for those impacted by Queensland’s recent flooding.

It was a black and blue night, as Internazionale took almost all the awards at the Italian Oscar Gala, organized by the Italian footballers association AIC. Diego Milito was named best player of the season 2009/2010.