Human rights breaches in Belarus

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

EMEA Asia and Australia Key Sports Law Issues 2018 Image

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.