FIFPRO is today launching the ‘Shaping Our Future’ report about men’s professional football that 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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'Shaping Our Future' report calls for new social contract in professional football
'Raising Our Game': lifting up women's professional football
FIFPRO is today launching Raising Our Game, a forward-thinking report about women’s professional football which puts players at the heart of the planned development and rebuilding of the sport after the coronavirus pandemic. The report, compiled with KPMG Football Benchmark, charts the economic evolution of the game, covering match-day attendance, TV audiences and sponsorship, and details player conditions at club and national team level.
Raising Our Game in Croatia: Interview with Iva Landeka
Iva Landeka has been captain of the Croatian women’s national team for 12 years. During her career she has won several awards including best athlete of the Croatian diaspora. She has played in Austria, Poland, Sweden and France, where currently plays for Montpellier HSC in the French Division 1 league.
Raising Our Game: A Player's Perspective
Ashleigh Shim fulfilled a childhood dream when she went with the Jamaican national team to the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup, but the journey to France was fraught with complications reflecting the substandard conditions many women’s footballers face.
Raising Our Game in Morocco: Interview with Kelly Lindsey
Kelly Lindsey is overseeing development of women’s football in Morocco. As national team coach and director of women's football, she has shaped a four-year plan under which the national federation will fund the wages of players and coaching staff at 44 clubs. FIFPRO spoke to Lindsey, and Moroccan player union general secretary Mohamed Harouane, about the plans.
Jonas Baer-Hoffmann to step down as FIFPRO general secretary
FIFPRO General Secretary Jonas Baer-Hoffmann has decided to leave the global player union at the end of this year. His departure comes after 11 years of dedicated service, four of them as its most senior executive. During this time, FIFPRO has achieved numerous milestones and played a pivotal role in advancing the interests of professional footballers around the world.
Ali Riley: "Players are speaking out and it's time for organisations to listen"
As we kick off a Women’s World Cup year, FIFPRO sat down with Riley to discuss what it means for Australia-New Zealand to host the global finals, the FIFPRO’s Global Player Council and how more needs to be done to advance the working rights of women’s players.
“We want players to speak up, without repercussion"
Members of the new FIFPRO Global Player Council have told how they want to amplify the voice of professional footballers. Anita Asante, Gabriela Garton, Vincent Kompany and Jodie Taylor spoke as the council was launched publicly in Brussels. The Global Player Council (GPC) will have an international focus, reinforcing the work of FIFPRO and its 65 affiliated national player associations.
“Human rights present an opportunity for player unions”
Francis Awaritefe is the chair of Professional Footballers Australia and a FIFPRO Board Member. On the occasion of International Labour Day, the former Socceroo turned lawyer shares his opinion on the rights of professional footballers.