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Players and leagues accuse Fifa of ‘abuse’ in landmark legal battle over football calendar

The newly expanded Club World Cup has proved a tipping point for action as Fifpro and Europe’s major leagues launch their case against Fifa and how it regulates the game

The Independent UK

Watch: Football leagues and union appeal to EU against Fifa’s packed calendar

Watch as the European Leagues umbrella body, FIFPRO players' union and Spain's LaLiga appealed to the European Union (EU) on Monday, 14 October, over Fifa's packed football calendar.

The Independent UK

European court ruling finds just cause to award soccer players greater freedom of movement

Many of us have quit a job at some point in our lives – but how many have wondered if they had “just cause” to do so? Were you acting on a whim? Did your departure make life difficult for your employer? And did your desire to move on really…

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Why Lassana Diarra case could have monumental impact on future of entire transfer system

The Lassana Diarra case against FIFA is set for a final decision by a Belgian appeal court

FourFourTwo

Court verdict on FIFA’s transfer rules will ‘change football landscape’

Court verdict on FIFA’s transfer rules will ‘change football landscape’, FIFPRO has said.

The National (Scotland)

Sarah Gregorius: ‘Women’s football is light years ahead of where it was in 2013’

The former forward has moved into football governance and is excited about making the NWSL even more attractive for players

The Guardian - US

Cristian Romero’s week on a plane and other shock findings from FifPro report

FifPro are in the process of taking legal action against Fifa over the sport’s ‘unworkable’ calendar

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Geyse abuse shows football still has a way to go in ensuring players’ safety

Homophobic abuse of Manchester United player may be a societal problem but the game can take meaningful action

The Guardian - UK

Global players' union builds on FIFA regulations with a guide for expectant mothers

The global soccer players’ union has released a guide to give athletes and teams alike a guide for best practices in returning from pregnancy and childbirth

The Independent UK

‘This is paramount’: footballers get new help with pregnancy and playing return

Fifpro has launched a guide to help players, club staff and other football stakeholders to better manage pregnancy and the return to playing

The Guardian - UK

FIFA Offers Talks To Resolve Deadlock With Global Soccer Groups

FIFA seeks dialogue with global soccer stakeholders to resolve disputes over congested competitions calendar and player welfare concerns.

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Leagues and unions to sue FIFA over ‘unsustainable’ international calendar

The Premier League and the Professional Footballers’ Association are suing FIFA alongside other European domestic leagues and unions over what…

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The Guardian - UK

Euro 2024: Stones in England training, Scotland at full strength – as it happened

Scotland fans arrived in Munich before Friday’s opener, while John Stones returned to England training after illness

The Guardian - UK

Footballers’ union starts legal action against Fifa over Club World Cup

The international footballers’ union Fifpro has started legal action against Fifa over the expanded men’s Club World Cup

The Independent UK

PFA joins legal action against FIFA to ensure players get protected breaks

The English players’ union will be a co-claimant in a case to be heard in the Belgian courts.

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FIFA's Club World Cup destroyed? Real Madrid stance revealed as Carlo Ancelotti gives blunt verdict

FIFA's expanded Club World Cup will take place in the USA next summer

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Evening Standard

Real Madrid will REJECT Club World Cup place, says Carlo Ancelotti: 'FIFA can forget it'

Los Blancos boss insists that many other teams will also refuse to play in new expanded competition next summer

The Conversation

It’s easy to scoff at claims elite footballers are ‘at breaking point’ from workload – but their burnout speaks for the rest of us too

Maheta Molango, chief executive of the Professional Footballers’ Association (PFA), has claimed that elite football players are now at “breaking point” because of excessive workload and insufficient rest. Speaking at the PFA and world footballers’ union FIFPro’s end of season review of player workload and recovery, Molango warned that players…

The National (Scotland)

'We are in danger': FIFPro warns football facing ’emergency’ over player fatigue

FIFA has been warned players will take “matters into their own hands” if nothing is done to address the growing demand on their workload, with…

The Independent UK

We are in danger – FIFPro warns football facing ’emergency’ over player fatigue

FIFPro says ‘players have gone beyond the limit’.

Latin Times

Pro players group wants the 2025 Club World Cup in U.S. to be rescheduled, but FIFA pushes back

The 2025 FIFA Club World Cup is set to be played between June 15 and July 13 of 2025 in the United States

The Guardian - UK

Fifa must postpone Club World Cup or face legal action, warns players’ union

Fifpro and the World Leagues organisation have asked for the expanded 2025 competition to be paused until an agreement over the fixture calendar is made

The Guardian - UK

Project ACL: WSL clubs to take part in pioneering injuries research project

Clubs are to be the subject of a three-year research initiative designed to find ways of reducing the incidence of anterior cruciate ligament injuries

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