FC Zürich Frauen player, Meriame Terchoun, is taking part in FIFPRO’s Ready to Board programme.

FIFPRO has underlined its commitment to player activism after the International Olympic Committee released guidelines, clarifying that athletes are subject to sanctions by making political gestures on the podium, in the Olympic village, at the opening and closing ceremonies, or on the field of play.

Jamaica international Chinyelu Asher discusses what it means for the Reggae Girlz returning to the world stage, diversity and representation at the Women’s World Cup, the power of the collective voice, and ambitions for a player union in Jamaica. 

Javiera Moreno is the first recipient of the FIFPRO Player Activism Award.

Marcus Rashford is the first winner of the FIFPRO Player Impact Award.

Olympique Lyonnais and England defender Lucy Bronze has joined the FIFPRO Global Player Council to help raise the voice of players in the decision-making in professional football.

With an open letter professional footballers in Belgium announced yesterday that they have created a player council, which wants to be part of the decision-making process in national football.

For the ninth consecutive year Luka Modrić won the award for best Croatian football player. The Real Madrid midfielder was chosen by his colleagues in Croatia during a vote that was organised for the ninth time by player association HUNS.

FIFPRO believes all professional footballers should always be able to express themselves freely.

Nine FIFPRO member unions from four continents participated in the first FIFPRO Player IQ Tech Experience Tour in Tel-Aviv, Israel, giving them the chance to enhance their existing knowledge in the field of technology and innovation.

The fourth and final goal of “Shaping our Future” – player voice & activism – aims to integrate players in decisions affecting their own work, the game and their communities.