Former Canada goalkeeper and Olympic Champion Steph Labbe approached FIFPRO in February 2022 to discuss her post-tournament mental health experiences. To develop further understanding, FIFPRO brought a group of international women's players together to share their experiences around 'post-tournament blues'.
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Steph Labbe: "We must make post-tournament mental health a priority"
Aoife Mannion: "Having the conversation reduces the suffering"
To develop further understanding of post-tournament mental health, FIFPRO brought a group of international women's players together to share their experiences around 'post-tournament blues'.
Five takeaways from post-World Cup Player Workload Report by high-performance expert
Dr Darren Burgess, FIFPRO Senior Advisor on Player Workload, Health & Performance, breaks down five key learnings from the FIFA World Cup 2022: Post-Tournament Review & Player Survey.
Carlos Indiano: "The visibility this tournament gives you is important"
The Ultimate Football Draft is a competition organised by the Portuguese players’ union Sindicato Dos Jogadores to give out-of-contract players a chance to be seen. During the weekend of 23-24 July, the AFE Football team from Spain won the tournament and Carlos Indiano was voted best player. FIFPRO spoke to him about what the experience was like.
Player health safeguards vital to prevent post-Covid-19 match overload
FIFPRO welcomes steps taken towards the recovery of professional football in both national and continental competitions. However, we are concerned that stakeholders have so far failed to introduce safeguards to protect player health during what will be a highly-congested schedule.
FIFPRO visit players, unions during AFC Women’s Olympic Qualifying Tournament
Union & Player Services Manager Benjamin van den Broek and Player & Union Relations Manager Shoko Tsuji first met with players and union representatives from Kyrgyz Republic in Bishkek before travelling to Uzbekistan to meet internationals taking part in Olympic qualifying.
FIFPRO Statement: Copa América
FIFPRO has serious concerns with the process taken to relocate the Copa América, and the late planning that has led to a new host being allocated only a few days before the start of the tournament. Not only it is short notice, but the alternative host is dealing with an alarming number of COVID-19 cases. Holding a tournament in these circumstances requires extremely good advanced preparation. Therefore, this decision could have serious implications for the health of the professional footballers, staff and general public.