Slovenian player union SPINS made a huge step towards one of their main goals: creating a collective bargaining agreement (CBA). The organisation received a letter from the Ministry of Labour confirming that Slovenian labour law prevails over the regulations drawn up by any sports federation.
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Player associations benefit from fruitful WPA #Right2Organize Conference
Featuring over 70 player association representatives and subject-matter experts, the event showcased a diverse range of panel discussions and practical workshops to support unions developing strategies on empowering players, collective bargaining at national, regional and global levels, and connecting with the next generation of athletes.
Union in Focus: United Athletes from Belgium
As our name says, FIFPRO is a federation of player unions. Currently, 66 organisations are associated within FIFPRO to support professional footballers worldwide. Get to know Belgium’s United Athletes, which recently changed its name and arranged a new collective bargaining agreement.
Cooperation between different parties of the football industry
In the Netherlands, the players’ union and the association of clubs agreed in May 2020 upon a package of measures for professional football.
FIFPRO to host football governance forum in Brussels
Shaping our Future: Player voice & Activism
The fourth and final goal of “Shaping our Future” – player voice & activism – aims to integrate players in decisions affecting their own work, the game and their communities.
'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.