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Tahnai Annis: "We need to talk about post-tournament blues"

Player story Asia / Oceania Mental Health

Philippines midfielder Tahnai Annis writes openly about her experiences with post-tournament blues and how the football industry can do more to protect players’ mental health after international competitions.   



12 August 2024

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Steph Labbe: "We must make post-tournament mental health a priority"

Player story Women's Football Health Mental Health

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'.

01 August 2022

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Lucy Staniforth: "It’s important to open up about how you're feeling"

Player story

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'.

04 August 2022

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Aoife Mannion: "Having the conversation reduces the suffering"

Player story Women's Football Health Mental Health

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'.

03 August 2022

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Shannon Lynn: "Asking for help is one of the strongest things you can do"

Player story

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'.

02 August 2022

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Five takeaways from post-World Cup Player Workload Report by high-performance expert

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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.

09 March 2023

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Carlos Indiano: "The visibility this tournament gives you is important"

Player story Men's Football Portugal Spain

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.

29 July 2022

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Mind the Gap: Five staff hired by player unions

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Five new staff are working at football player unions thanks to funding from the 'Mind the Gap' campaign organized by FIFPRO and co-funded by the European Union’s Erasmus+ programme.

10 July 2019

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Lukas Hintersteiner: the player who wrote a book about love and football

Player story Education Player Development

29 July 2021

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Mind the Gap: Take control of your next career

Statement Education Mind the Gap

Whether you’re 16 or 36, it’s never too early think about the day you call time on your career as a professional footballer.

30 October 2019

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How Iain Gaynair reported match-fixing

Case study Rights Match-Fixing

Iain Gaynair and fellow Belize national team player Woodrow West, were approached by a match-fixer and asked to help manipulate a match at the Gold Cup tournament.

03 February 2020

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Join the FIFPRO Health Surveillance Programme

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Both during and after a career in professional football, players are likely to struggle with their health. Therefore, FIFPRO starts with a unique health surveillance programme in order to monitor the health (mental, joints, brain, heart) of male and female professional footballers over their pre- and post-retirement years (in total 10 years).

26 January 2021

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