As a result of data and technology maturity, the ability to collect and use footballers’ data has greatly increased – and players should have a significant say in how their data is being used.
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Charter of Player Data Rights in focus ahead of 2022 World Cup
Olivia Chance: "Conditions that ensure best performance for men’s players need to be applied to the women’s game"
According to FIFPRO’s Player Workload Monitoring tool, Celtic and New Zealand midfielder Olivia Chance has travelled further than any other player to represent her club and country between August 2022 and April 2023, tallying more than 145,000 kilometres across 12 trips.
Maheta Molango: "Players need to be at the heart of decisions around their data"
PFA England CEO Maheta Molango was on a panel speaking about player data rights at Mills & Reeve’s Sports, Entertainment and Media Conference 2022 and says footballers need to be involved in conversations on how their data is being used on and off the pitch.
Protection and ownership of player data discussed at Future of Sport
FIFPRO were this week represented at Future of Sport, a four-day event organised in Paris by Global Sport Week and VivaTech that brought together leading organisations, brands and companies to discuss technology and innovation in sport.
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.
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.
Players in men's football face increase in match congestion during pandemic, new data shows
Men’s professional footballers are facing ever more congested schedules during the COVID-19 pandemic.
From professional player to helping players professionally
FIFPRO spoke with Chris Higgins who, alongside his playing career, is also working at PFA Scotland as player development manager.
FIFPRO PWM sample and functionalities
The platform collects match schedule and workload data of 350 professional football players from across the globe.
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.
All workers have the right to privacy – and players need a plan to protect it
Aída Ponce Del Castillo highlights why football needs to address industry developments driven by new technology and advances in data-capture that enable the rapid and large collection of sensitive player data in the working environment.