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Supporting Players

Football provides a meaningful form of employment for many around the world. Players can belong to the same profession, but also experience massively different conditions based on their gender, career stage, where they are from and where they play.

Player Data: Managing Technology and Innovation

The Charter of Player Data Rights provides a response to the opportunities and challenges caused by new technologies, and is guided by leading legislation on data protection and privacy rights.

Player Data Managing Technology And Innovation
Player story

"I had to set an example for the young players" – Zoran Rakic on refusing to fix a match

Zoran Rakic has played for 12 clubs in his native Serbia since 2009. Last season the 38-year-old returned to his boyhood club and, on the final matchday of the season, the club’s leadership tried to force his team to fix a match. As captain, Rakic resisted and convinced his team-mates that fair play and integrity were much more important than anything else in football.

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2022/23 Men's Workload Report: Extreme Calendar Congestion

Overlapping competition schedules and elevated individual workload demands are highlighted in a new FIFPRO report that warns of the impact on the health of professional players.

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