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Minimum Player Workload Safeguards
A comprehensive scientific study involving 70 medical and performance experts has established 12 consensus-based safeguards to protect professional footballers from calendar congestion and excessive workload.
2024 African Player Workload Report
With this pilot study, FIFPRO Africa aims to shine a light on the workload situation facing African players, provide a voice for African players within and outside the continent, and facilitate discussions at continental and global level on performance, competitions and employment conditions.
2021 Flash Report: Player Workload & Impact During Emergency Calendar
The report provides a scientific mid-season analysis on player workload and match scheduling, covering a representative group of 85 women's footballers across top leagues and national team competitions.
2021 Flash Report: Player Workload & Recovery During Emergency Calendar
This report provides a scientific mid-season analysis on player workload and match scheduling, covering a representative group of 265 male footballers from 43 domestic leagues across six confederations and including club and national team matches.
2021 Men's Player Workload Monitoring Report
The report proposes new ways to reduce this overload for players as well as issuing warnings on energy-sapping travel and shrinking off-season breaks.
FIFA World Cup 2022: The Player Workload Journey
The FIFPRO PWM Men’s Football Flash Report 2022 provides a snapshot of the unprecedented workload demands placed upon the game’s leading players.
2023/24 Women's Player Workload Monitoring Report
The growth of women’s football competitions is bringing increased recognition and professionalisation in parts of the world, but piling excessive pressure on some players, and failing to address wider issues like uneven games and underload.
2023/24 Men's Player Workload Monitoring Report
The report highlights the burden on men's players involved in multiple international tournaments that endangers their welfare, performance and career prospects.
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.
Women's EURO 2022: Workload Journey Report
In addition to historical comparisons, the report describes the various types of player workload journeys, showcasing the vastly different ways players prepared for the Women's EURO 2022.
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.
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.
