FIFPRO is part of a project to help raise awareness about match-fixing in professional football in six European countries.
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FIFPRO supports initiative to raise awareness about match-fixing
Union in Focus: Football Players Association of Finland
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 the Football Players Association of Finland Jalkapallon Pelaajayhdistys Ry (JPY), which is celebrating its 30th anniversary this month.
Failing to report a match-fixing approach can harm your career
Seek legal advice from your player association if you are approached.
FIFPRO and UEFA join forces to fight match-fixing
Serbian club reacts to coronavirus shutdown by paying wages early
In Serbia, footballers like other employees are feeling the impact of the coronavirus. Those at the biggest club, Red Star, have had their pay cut. But others have seen strong support from their employer: players at one team received three months of pay in advance, says Mirko Poledica, President of Serbian player union SPF Nezavisnost.
Helen Ward: “We should always be prepared for worst-case scenario”
Wales top international scorer Helen Ward considered retiring during the Covid-19 lockdown in England, as she was struggling to combine her life as a professional footballer with home schooling her two children.
Players in Cyprus cannot accept grossly disproportionate salary reduction
FIFPRO is asking the Cypriot football association (CFA) to immediately reconsider their proposal to reduce player salaries, as this proposal would lead to players earning far less than a living wage for the months of March, April and May.
The Zahir Belounis case: trapped in Qatar
Zahir Belounis found himself trapped in Qatar. The French-Algerian professional footballer became a victim of the country’s so-called ‘kafala system’. FIFPRO was at the heart of an international effort to free him and his family and ensure his human rights.
How FIFPRO helped young Liberian players trapped in Laos
Approximately 30 African footballers, including 21 players younger than 18 years (minors), travelled to Laos, where they expected to join a professional football club and academy. They were cheated by people who wanted them to sign multi-year contracts and held them trapped at a training ground.