Lucy Bronze’s consistency at the top can be captured by the fact she has been voted into the FIFA FIFPRO Women’s World 11 by her fellow professionals six times in the last seven years. It is a feat that few elite women’s footballers have achieved: USA’s Alex Morgan also has six appearances in the global team of the year, while French defender Wendie Renard is the only player who can boast more (7).

Kuala Lumpur City player-coach and former Malaysia striker Safee Sali recently launched NFTs to remember the country’s 2010 AFF Championship success.

France skipper Wendie Renard, who has been named in every FIFA FIFPRO Women's World 11 since 2015, talks about consistency at the top and the importance of player unions.

The Cyprus Women's National Team are the first recipients of the FIFPRO Player Voice Award.

FIFPRO has underlined its commitment to player activism after the International Olympic Committee released guidelines, clarifying that athletes are subject to sanctions by making political gestures on the podium, in the Olympic village, at the opening and closing ceremonies, or on the field of play.

The fourth and final goal of “Shaping our Future” – player voice & activism – aims to integrate players in decisions affecting their own work, the game and their communities.

Javiera Moreno is the first recipient of the FIFPRO Player Activism Award.

Marcus Rashford is the first winner of the FIFPRO Player Impact Award.

The Finnish defender of HJK Helsinki earned his award for using his voice to help other players and people to improve their working conditions, such as the Finnish women’s national team and migrant workers in Qatar.

FIFPRO believes all professional footballers should always be able to express themselves freely.

With an open letter professional footballers in Belgium announced yesterday that they have created a player council, which wants to be part of the decision-making process in national football.

For the ninth consecutive year Luka Modrić won the award for best Croatian football player. The Real Madrid midfielder was chosen by his colleagues in Croatia during a vote that was organised for the ninth time by player association HUNS.