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Headers and Concussions in Elite Football

Determining the exposure to headers and describing the effects of headers on ocular markers to observe the occurrence of concussions in elite men’s and women’s football training and matches.

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Multiple Job-Holding in Elite Women's Football

This report from FIFPRO, FIFA and Australia's Edith Cowen University details how most top-flight women players are unable to earn enough through football to fully sustain their livelihoods.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Guidelines and Mitigation Strategies for Hot Conditions in Professional Football

Elevated heat, humidity, and solar load combined with low air movement independently and additively impair performance, increase the perception of effort and the risk of heat-related illnesses.

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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.

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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.

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Pathway to Maternity Regulations for Professional Footballers

FIFPRO Senior Legal Counsel Alexandra Gomez Bruinewoud initiated the discussions with FIFA and other stakeholders, and fought hard to optimise these protective regulations, to enable women to combine being a parent with their football career.

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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.

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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.

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Playing Our Part: Managing Sustainable Player Impact

Many players want to get directly involved in work that extends beyond the pitch and generates positive impact on communities worldwide. Nevertheless, the landscape of challenges related to working on such initiatives is difficult to navigate for both current and retired players.

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