Player welfare: Fifpro agrees partnership with UEFA to ‘ensure a stronger voice for players’

Players’ union Fifpro surely has a partnership with UEFA that will “ensure a stronger voice for players,” said the organization’s president, David Terrier.

Fifpro will participate in the UEFA governance structure and, from May 2025, will be represented on the UEFA executive committee, primarily on an advisory basis.

It is the closest to Fifpro, L. a. The League and the Eu Leagues team filed a criminal complaint against FIFA, accusing football’s global governance system of an “abuse of dominance.”

It was announced on Monday that former Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger will lead a FIFA working group on player welfare amid concerns over the football calendar.

In an ongoing dispute over the choice of games players play over the course of a season, the Professional Footballers’ Association (PFA) joined a criminal action against FIFA in June over the “overloaded” football calendar. and impracticable.”

This season, the three EU club competitions were expanded to 36 teams, with the date closer to the summer International Club Cup extended to 32 teams.

Spain and Manchester Town midfielder Rodri, who was voted the best footballer of the era on Monday, said in September that players risked an accident in protest at the build-up of games.

A Fifpro report published in September said that some players reach the age limit of 12% to reach the rest.

The players’ union has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with UEFA, which Fifpro president Terrier said represents “a hugely positive milestone for professional players across Europe.”

“We are ensuring a stronger voice for players where it matters most. Our ongoing dialogue with UEFA is already yielding positive results, and this MoU will only strengthen our ability to shape a framework that promotes player welfare and ensures a future healthier and more sustainable. for football, where the needs and rights of the players will always be at the forefront, both on and off the field,” Terrier said.

UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin said the partnership “represents a new era in our relationship with Fifpro” that will put player welfare “at the forefront” of the life of the game.

“Players are at the heart of football and their perspectives must determine the decisions that are made,” added Ceferin.