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Player workload in the football industry
FIFPRO Player IQ Tech in focus at Football Innovation Forum
PFA CEO and FIFPRO global board member Maheta Molango and FIFPRO's Director Global Policy & Strategic Relations (Men's Football) Alexander Bielefeld spoke on the opening panel of the World Football Summit's Football Innovation Forum in Istanbul, Türkiye.
New data reveals workload and travel demands of elite women’s players
The data can be accessed via FIFPRO and Football Benchmark’s Player Workload Monitoring, a digital platform tracking the health and workload status of professional footballers around the world.
FIFPRO welcomes decisions by European institutions to protect open competitions and player rights
FIFPRO welcomes recent decisions by European public institutions to protect open competitions, foster accountability and improve sustainability in sports governance and decision-making as well as promoting player unions and human rights.
Colombian union ACOLFUTPRO is fighting illegal restrictions on player rights
Korean player union reverses violation of players’ human rights
IOC “Rule 50” violating human rights
FIFPRO continues underlining its support to athletes who wish to stand up for human rights, promote social justice and positive societal change at the Olympics, whether that may be on the pitch, during a ceremony, or wherever they may choose to do so.
'Normal' employment rights for players in Eastern Europe
Traditionally, almost 100% of players in some Eastern European countries had self-employed contracts. Following pressure from FIFPRO and others, this changed in 2018 when a new European Union directive enabled them to claim the employment rights of a normal worker.
Mbappé among players with shrinking off-season
Kylian Mbappé was among 23 percent of footballers who had an off-season of less than two weeks ahead of the 2020/1 season, as the pandemic increases match congestion, FIFPRO’s Player Workload Monitoring platform shows.