FIFPRO's 2020 Mind the Gap proposes a framework for unions to train so-called Player Development Managers (PDMs) to provide support to athletes.
Workplace Safety Report: The impact of violence towards footballers in their workplace
The report features the insights of more than two-thirds of the global FIFPRO membership and builds on previous publications focusing on other safety concerns in the workplace as well as research in domestic playing markets by player unions.
Reports
Mind The Gap: Research Report One
FIFPRO's 2019 Mind the Gap outlines the most relevant literature related to professional players and the support provided to them, the role of the PDM as well as some good practices in the area.
2021 Shaping Our Future: Industry Development & Governance Standards
FIFPRO’s 2021 Shaping Our Future report examines global revenue streams and the working conditions of players, with a view to achieving a more stable and robust game.
2021 Flash Report: Player Workload & Recovery During Emergency Calendar
This report provides a scientific mid-season analysis on player workload and match scheduling, covering a representative group of 265 male footballers from 43 domestic leagues across six confederations and including club and national team matches.
2021 Flash Report: Player Workload & Impact During Emergency Calendar
The report provides a scientific mid-season analysis on player workload and match scheduling, covering a representative group of 85 women's footballers across top leagues and national team competitions.
Ongoing Impacts of Covid-19: Women's Football
FIFPRO survey shows the ongoing impact of COVID-19 on women’s professional football based on data collected from national player unions in 62 different countries from July through October.
Covid-19: Recovery & Resilience
FIFPRO's Covid-19 Recovery & Resilience provides a set of recommendations to rebuild and strengthen the professional football industry during the pandemic, at the same time as protecting jobs, careers and the wellbeing of players.
Playing Our Part: Impact of Footballers During Covid-19
FIFPRO’s Playing our Part highlights the initiatives taken by professional footballers and their unions during the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.
Raising Our Game: 2020 Women's Football Report
FIFPRO’s Raising our Game is a forward-thinking report which charts the economic evolution of the game and puts players at the heart of the planned development and rebuilding of the sport after the coronavirus pandemic.
At The Limit: Player Workload in Elite Professional Men's Football
At The Limit makes a series of key recommendations to protect the health of players, and make sure they can perform at their peak.
2017 FIFPRO Women's Global Employment Report
FIFPRO’s Women's 2017 Global Employment report is the first global study of working conditions in women’s football, surveying nearly over 3,500 players in Europe, Africa, Asia and the Americas.
2016 FIFPRO Men's Global Employment Report
FIFPRO’s Men's 2016 Global Employment report consists of the most comprehensive and far-reaching survey of its kind, analysing the labour conditions of professional players in the world’s most popular team sport.
