The processing of special categories data, including personal health and biometric information, of players from competition and training environments requires the football industry to develop player centric regulation to allow all stakeholders to benefit from the added value technology can provide.
The football industry faces fundamental opportunities and challenges linked to the application of new and innovative technologies in the game. Since the beginning of data collection in professional football, and advances in technology and digitisation, there have been considerable steps to collect not only more data, but evermore sensitive personal data related to players’ health and performance.
In this context FIFPRO emphasises the current work process with FIFA to identify and develop standards and best practices for the collection, protection and use of personal player performance data, using comprehensive and protective sets of applicable laws such as the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) as a foundation.
Players, football stakeholders and third-parties have common key interests to use state-of-the-art science and technology to drive performance, ensure sustainable career paths, manage health & safety, improve in-game technologies, and enhance match-day experiences.
