FIFPRO spoke with Chris Higgins who, alongside his playing career, is also working at PFA Scotland as player development manager.

Balanced competition calendars protect the health and well-being of the athlete’s career prospects and empower peak sporting performance across the men’s and women’s game.

PFA CEO and FIFPRO global board member Maheta Molango and FIFPRO's Director Global Policy & Strategic Relations (Men's Football) Alexander Bielefeld spoke on the opening panel of the World Football Summit's Football Innovation Forum in Istanbul, Türkiye.

Aída Ponce Del Castillo highlights why football needs to address industry developments driven by new technology and advances in data-capture that enable the rapid and large collection of sensitive player data in the working environment.

The data can be accessed via FIFPRO and Football Benchmark’s Player Workload Monitoring, a digital platform tracking the health and workload status of professional footballers around the world.

FIFPRO is launching a Global Player Council to strengthen the role of professional footballers in shaping their industry at an international level.

Kylian Mbappé was among 23 percent of footballers who had an off-season of less than two weeks ahead of the 2020/1 season, as the pandemic increases match congestion, FIFPRO’s Player Workload Monitoring platform shows.

Men’s professional footballers are facing ever more congested schedules during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Many star players bound for this season’s FIFA Club World Cup are among the most overworked, according to new data released by FIFPRO and Football Benchmark.

Diana Matheson and Marcel de Jong are the two newest members of the FIFPRO Global Player Council.

Last week, Professional Footballers Australia (PFA) unveiled their 2021/22 A-League Men Report, which highlights how the league has rebounded from the financial impact of COVID-19, with an increase in investment from clubs, improved player contract stability and a sustained focus on youth development.

Preparing players for life after football is a priority for Danish player association Spillerforeningen. At the heart of their programme is Rasmus Haagensen, who set up a dedicated player development unit over 10 years ago.