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2023/24 Men's Player Workload Monitoring Report
The report highlights the burden on men's players involved in multiple international tournaments that endangers their welfare, performance and career prospects.
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Postpartum Return to Play Guide
FIFPRO has launched a 48-page guide to help professional footballers, as well as their families, team staff and other football stakeholders, better understand and manage pregnancy and the phase after childbirth.
#ShineALight: Issues that matter to players
Workload demands on players spiral as competitions expand and governing bodies fail to meet duty of care
New FIFPRO report underlines widespread player concerns over excessive workload in men’s football. Some players get the equivalent of less than one full day off per week, contravening international health and safety standards.
Women's Player Workload Monitoring Platform
HPAN brings added dimension to player workload and performance discussions
Since being launched in May 2024, FIFPRO’s Player IQ High-Performance Advisory Network (HPAN) has been providing industry-leading insights and analysis on player workload and emerging performance technology.
Men's Player Workload Monitoring Platform
Multiple Job-Holding in Elite Women's Football
This report from FIFPRO, FIFA and Australia's Edith Cowen University details how most top-flight women players are unable to earn enough through football to fully sustain their livelihoods.
Eight reasons to join a union
Joining a player union unlocks many benefits for professional footballers. Through the power of the collective via FIFPRO’s 66 member unions, men’s and women’s players around the world are able to stand together with one common voice – supporting each other to push for positive change in their industry.
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