INTERPOL Integrity in Sport Bi-Weekly Bulletin 16-29 March 2021
FIFPRO publishes covid-19 recovery recommendations
FIFPRO is today publishing a set of recommendations to rebuild and strengthen the professional football industry during the pandemic, at the same time as protecting jobs, careers and the wellbeing of players.
Players had to live like beggars after being scammed by fake agents
FIFPRO is campaigning to alert professional footballers to the danger of fake agents and scammers in the game.
ECA and FIFPRO jointly develop guidelines on player health protection
Clubs and player unions through their representative bodies – ECA and FIFPRO – have developed international guidelines on player health protection during the emergency calendar of football competitions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
‘Raising Our Game’: Lifting up women’s professional football
FIFPRO is today launching Raising Our Game, a forward-thinking report about women’s professional football which puts players at the heart of the planned development and rebuilding of the sport after the coronavirus pandemic.
Covid-19: implications for women’s football
A new FIFPRO paper warns that the growth of professional women’s football and evolution into a strong and viable industry is threatened by the implications of Covid-19. The absence of basic worker protections and global industry standards for working conditions in women’s football also mean the livelihoods of female players are extremely vulnerable.
Coronavirus: FIFPro welcomes football stakeholder unity
We fully support the decisions by UEFA and CONMEBOL to postpone respectively Euro 2020 and the Copa America in order to protect public health and free up time to finish the national football leagues which are currently suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Players Alert FIFPRO To Coronavirus Fears
Statement: Moussa Marega and racism in professional football
The racist abuse towards FC Porto player Moussa Marega highlights once again the failure to protect professional footballers from discrimination and racial vilification.
FIFA and FIFPro launch global fund for player salary protection
FIFA and FIFPRO have reached an agreement to establish the FIFA Fund for Football Players (FIFA FFP), which aims to provide financial support to players who have not been paid and have no chance of duly receiving the wages agreed with their clubs.
FIFPro underlines commitment to player activism
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.
Unveiling football’s Global Player Council
FIFPRO is launching a Global Player Council to strengthen the role of professional footballers in shaping their industry at an international level.
FIFPRO announces new General Secretary
FIFpro statement on IFAB establishing an expert group on concussion in football
An overview of FIFA’s ‘Phase 2’ reforms – agents, loans and clearing house
Published Tuesday, 08 October 2019.
"At the Limit" Report
Study to track health of 200 footballers
FIFPro statement: FIFA competition proposals
FIFPro statement: Player health in Cyprus
Changing the game: Dissecting the landmark reforms endorsed by the FIFA Football Stakeholders Committee
Published Friday, 05 October 2018.
FIFPro news release: Samir Arab
Key sports law cases and developments to watch in 2018 - Europe, Middle East, Africa, Asia and Australia
How football Intermediaries are regulated in the Netherlands: The role of ProAgent
Published Wednesday, 11 October 2017.
FIFPro reaction following Neymar transfer
Covid-19 countermeasures for the Tokyo Olympics
Game Theory & The Beautiful Game: Ibrahimovic, EA Sports And Collective Bargaining Of Image Rights
Published Friday, 26 February 2021.
FIFPRO assists Nigerian footballer's family in claim for negligence
FIFPRO lawyers are assisting the family of the late professional footballer Chineme Martins to pursue a claim for negligence.
Bosnian union secures player salaries with special campaign
Bosnian player union SPFBiH came to the rescue when an owner left a prominent club and its players in serious problems. The union managed to safe a significant part of players’ salaries, supported new ownership for the club and helped change disciplinary regulations.
Afghanistan women’s national team sexual abuse: statement
FIFPRO welcomes the ruling to dismiss the appeal of Keramuddin Karim, the former president of the Afghanistan Football Federation who misused his position to sexually harass and abuse female players.
Coronavirus shutdown: sharp rise in players reporting depression symptoms
FIFPRO and affiliated national player associations surveyed 1,602 professional footballers in countries that had implemented drastic measures to contain the spread of the coronavirus such as mass home-confinement. 1,134 male players, with a mean age of 26, and 468 female players, with a mean age of 23, took part in the survey.
AFC and FIFPRO cooperate to mitigate effect of coronavirus on Asian football
FIFPRO statement: Professional football and Coronavirus
Moussa Marega and racism in Professional Football
FIFA set to launch global fund for player salary protection
FIFA and FIFPRO, the World Players’ Union, have reached an agreement to establish the FIFA Fund for Football Players (FIFA FFP), which aims to provide financial support to players who have not been paid and have no chance of duly receiving the wages agreed with their clubs.
ILO forum: Promote collective agreements to improve player working conditions
Governments, employers, player associations as well as sports bodies should promote all forms of social dialogue, including collective bargaining, to improve working conditions for professional athletes worldwide. That is the main conclusion of the first forum on Decent Work in Sport organized by the International Labour Organization (ILO).
Aris must stop abusive treatment of Spanish player
FIFPRO demands that Theodoros Karipidis and Angelos Charisteas, respectively the president and the sporting director of Aris FC, immediately stop the abusive and discriminatory treatment of Alejandro Menendez.
Warning on Turkish football club debts
FIFPRO is issuing a warning to players about Turkish football because of an increasing number of cases in which clubs are defaulting on salary payments.
FIFpro Statement on WADA Code amendment
European Leagues’ members unanimously support principles for the future of European Club Competitions
FIFA’s clearing house: the future of solidarity mechanism & training compensation
Published Tuesday, 13 August 2019.
Re-regulating football agents: would FIFA’s proposed commission cap and prohibition on dual representation work in practice?
Published Thursday, 06 June 2019.
The global development of women’s football – a review of the strategies being implemented by FIFA, UEFA and in Italy
Published Tuesday, 23 April 2019.
FIFPro statement: Hakeem al-Araibi
FIFPro Statement on Women's World Cup prize money
Virtual reality in sports – privacy risks and revenue opportunities for players
Published Wednesday, 05 September 2018.
A guide to the World Players Association’s Universal Declaration of Player Rights
Published Friday, 16 February 2018.
Key sports law cases of 2017 - Europe, Middle East, Africa, Asia and Australia
Interview with Takuya Yamazaki - the challenges for football players rights in Asia - Episode 53
Forming teams of their own: The dramatic emergence of player associations across the globe
Published Thursday, 26 January 2017.