
The report is based on data from a sample of 79 countries and combines the economic market insights of KPMG Football Benchmark with information on the employment conditions of professional footballers from FIFPRO. This groundbreaking format shows that those markets where there is a fair social contract – in which personal, civil, economic and workers’ rights are strong – can expect to sustain a more advanced football economy.
‘Shaping Our Future’ makes clear that domestic playing environments with sound governance, stakeholder representation, and collective agreements with player unions, lead not only to better employment conditions for footballers, but also increased market stability and sustained development.