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British soccer union wants fewer headers for pros, and none for kids, to protect players' brains

The Professional Footballers’ Association is set to announce the first comprehensive protocol to prevent CTE in British soccer players

The Independent UK

Gordon McQueen’s family in plea to make football safer after his death

McQueen died at his home in North Yorkshire in June 2023, aged 70.

The Independent UK

Women’s football in Australia reaches Rubicon moment as report outlines bold vision

The PFA’s new strategy ‘is not doom and gloom’, rather it hopes to serve as a springboard for investment and offer an opportunity to grow the game

The Guardian - AU

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A-League Men players’ patience wearing thin with APL facing suite of issues, union report shows

The latest PFA survey reveals ongoing dissatisfaction with competition operators, with footballers not ruling out industrial action as negotiations approach

The Guardian - AU

'Distaste' between players and A-League bosses

The Professional Footballers Australia report into the 2024-25 ALM season has shown more than half of A-League players are upset with the competition's bosses.

AAP

The Premier League Salary Cap Rules That Have Caused So Much Controversy

Premier League clubs have been divided in their opinions on new financial regulations.

Sports Illustrated

Tim Krul: I had to lump it to Andy Carroll at Newcastle – Alan Pardew demanded it

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: The former Netherlands shot-stopper discusses the evolution of the goalkeeper with Miguel Delaney and why Andre Onana struggled so much at Manchester United

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The Matildas keep soaring but the league, and players, beneath them are being left behind

The Matildas, Australia’s women’s soccer side, have become one of the nation’s most beloved teams, filling stadiums, breaking TV records and driving unprecedented growth at grassroots level.

The Conversation

CAF Awards 2025 winners in full as Nigeria claim prize double but Victor Osimhen loses out

Achraf Hakimi and Ghizlane Chebbak the big winners for Morocco, but Chiamaka Nnadozie claims awards hat-trick

Evening Standard

Premier League braces for damaging legal quagmire as agents mobilise against proposed salary cap

Premier League clubs will vote on ‘new financial proposals’ on Friday and football’s most powerful agents have united to oppose the plans.

FourFourTwo

League One clubs’ salary cap and luxury tax plans to be snubbed by EFL

The EFL is to oppose radical proposals from League One clubs to introduce a £4.7m salary cap and a luxury tax for clubs that overspend

The Guardian - UK

‘Inevitable’—Players, Clubs Threaten Legal Action Against Premier League Over New Rules

Proposed spending rules in the Premier League which could be implemented in the near future have caused quite a stir.

Sports Illustrated

A-League Women reaches ‘tipping point’ as scathing report highlights stagnation

With the World Cup halo truly faded, the domestic league is now the ‘least preferred’ competition for Australian players, according to a new report

The Guardian - AU

'Distressing' toll on A-League Women players revealed

Matildas veteran Tameka Yallop believes the lack of stability and full-time professionalism in the league amplifies psychological distress faced by players.

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The Guardian - UK

Cape Verde’s double celebration and coaching turmoil for South Africa: Wafcon storylines

Banyana Banyana squeeze through but assistant Thinasonke Mbuli insists they must learn from countries such as Malawi

Radio France Internationale

Why haven't Uefa and Fifa suspended Israel from international competitions?

Pressure is mounting on international football authorities to exclude the Israeli national team from their tournaments, following the United Nations declaration that Israel has committed genocide in the Gaza Strip. But despite protests by fans and players, governing bodies show few signs of taking a stand.

The Independent UK

Wales striker Kieffer Moore eyeing sporting director role after retirement

The Wrexham forward is set to line up against Belgium in World Cup qualifying action on Monday

AAP

Push to go pro: Calls ramp up ahead of new ALW season

Sydney FC's Bianca Galic wants the A-League Women to become fully professional, saying players are bearing the brunt of having to work outside of football.

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Aus soccer must capitalise on World, Asian Cup: players

The Socceroos and Matildas will soon play major tournaments. Two of the sport's biggest names want the events to have a lasting impact on Australian football.

The Guardian - UK

From World Cup halo to turmoil: why the A-League Women is at a crossroads

The Matildas’ legacy was meant to supercharge the domestic game. Instead the league has lost a team, leaving many to wonder if the boom has gone bust

The Independent UK

FA warned incident which led to Billy Vigar’s death is ‘ticking time bomb’

Chichester City player Vigar died last week aged 21 after he collided with a concrete barrier.

The Independent UK

FA to conduct safety review after death of former Arsenal striker Billy Vigar

A petition is calling for the ‘removal of brick walls and other hard, immovable structures surrounding pitches’ after the death of the former Arsenal academy player

The Guardian - UK

Israel’s future in Uefa could come to a head before World Cup qualifiers

Uefa could decide as early as next week whether to suspend Israel and its club teams from its competitions

FourFourTwo

'Have you ever played the game, ref?' FourFourTwo travels to Warwick to meet the 10 former footballers aiming to make it as match officials

They have, if you must know – via a World Cup and a stint as a US Open golf caddy…

FourFourTwo

‘This is a hard life, not the way a player works’ Enzo Maresca hits back with his fisherman father’s plight as PFA probe Chelsea

The Chelsea boss seemed to have little time for the PFA’s concerns over Raheem Sterling and Axel Disasi

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