Football players from all backgrounds are concerned about human rights in Qatar ahead of the 2022 FIFA World Cup and want to know how they can play an active role in bringing about lasting change in the host country.
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Athletes’ freedom of expression in focus at Council of Europe forum
With the World Cup approaching the climax of its group stages, the Council of Europe’s EPAS Forum on Sport and Human Rights took place in Strasbourg, France – focusing on issues pertaining to freedom of expression, as laid down in the European Convention on Human Rights.
FIFPRO supports universal player rights
On 14 December 2017 the worlds leading player associations unveiled the Universal Declaration of Player Rights (the Declaration) to protect sportsmen and women from ongoing and systemic human rights violations in global sport. FIFPRO was proud to be a part of this essential leap forward for professional sports people everywhere.
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.
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.
Tim Sparv: People now expect footballers to do more in a modern society
I don’t know if it’s my Finnish background, but part of me finds the concept of an individual award a little awkward to process.