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2021 Women's Player Workload Monitoring Report
This report shows a lack of competitive matches and uneven scheduling are affecting most professional women’s footballers, and limiting the potential development of the women’s game.
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.
FIFPRO x IDOVEN - Player Heart Monitoring Service Pilot - Frequently Asked Questions
These are some of the frequently asked questions about the Pilot Programme.
2022/23 Men's Workload Report: Extreme Calendar Congestion
Overlapping competition schedules and elevated individual workload demands are highlighted in a new FIFPRO report that warns of the impact on the health of professional players.
Women's EURO 2022: Workload Journey Report
In addition to historical comparisons, the report describes the various types of player workload journeys, showcasing the vastly different ways players prepared for the Women's EURO 2022.
Mind The Gap: Research Report Two
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.
Impact of Workload on Football Players' Health and Wellbeing: Medical and Legal Perspectives
Increasing demands placed on professional soccer players have raised significant concern among players, coaches, and sports health professionals regarding their health, wellbeing, and overall workload management.
New Maternity Protections for Professional Women’s Players
This report aims to analyse the maternity protections introduced in FIFA’s Regulations on the Status and Transfers of Players (RSTP) for professional women’s players, which came into force on 1 June 2024.
Decoding Online Abuse of Players 2022
The report exposes a significant threat to the mental health and well-being of today’s top athletes. It raises important questions about their workplace and what can be done to ensure they enjoy adequate protection as workers.
What Equal Playing Field? Players' Perspectives on Discrimination in Football
The authentic and raw views of professional footballers about the personal impact of discrimination on their lives feature in this FIFPRO report, which pledges and seeks more urgency in supporting them.
Mind the Gap: Enhancement of Competencies of Professional Players
Some 67 percent of professional footballers are not sure what they will do when they stop playing, according to a FIFPRO survey.
