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Women’s footballers in Austria have ranked their own clubs 👀 The VdF’s Alternative League Table turns anonymous player feedback on 10 areas of their working environment into a public ranking.
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🗣️ “When nobody talks publicly about a problem, there is little pressure to address it.” Austria international Magdalena Rukavina explains why giving players a safe way to speak can help improve standards across women’s football. fifpro.org/en/articles/2026/…
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50 years ago, some of Greek football’s brightest stars put club rivalries aside and came together to build a player union that would fight for their rights. Today, their legacy lives on. Congratulations to @PSAPP1976 as it celebrates its 50th anniversary 🇬🇷👏
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Noemie Carage and Lena Goetsch explain how they’ve used their 2025 FIFPRO Player Impact Award prize money to create more opportunities for people with intellectual disabilities through football. 🔗 fifpro.org/en/articles/2026/…
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Following talks with European Commissioner @GlennMicallef, the FIFPRO Europe Board met in Brussels to advance player priorities on workload, working time, women's football working conditions, financial sustainability and data and AI, while renewing its call for transparent, collective governance. 🔗 fifpro.org/en/articles/2026/…
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The FIFPRO Europe Board met European Commissioner @GlennMicallef in Brussels to discuss player welfare, good governance and the need to protect the European football ecosystem in a global game. FIFPRO Europe also recognised Commissioner Micallef’s continued support for players and their voice in the decisions shaping football.
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🇨🇲 Cameroon’s player union @InfoSYNAFOC has called for urgent talks with the country’s football federation over minimum salaries that it says would leave professional footballers struggling to meet their basic living costs. President Geremie Njitap explains why change is needed: fifpro.org/en/articles/2026/… @Geremi20Njitap | @FIFPROAfrica
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FIFPRO South America expresses its deep concern at the reported threats in Bolivia against players from Club Deportivo Guabira and their families.
Bolivia: La seguridad de los futbolistas debe estar por encima de todo. FIFPRO Sudamérica manifiesta su profunda preocupación ante las amenazas denunciadas contra futbolistas del Club Deportivo Guabirá y sus familias, en el contexto del partido disputado entre Guabirá y Always Ready por la División Profesional de Bolivia. fifprosudamerica.org/noticia… @FIFPRO @FABOL_GREMIOBO @CONMEBOL
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The FIFPRO Global Board has appointed Stephane Burchkalter as new Secretary General, bringing extensive experience within the organisation and the global player union movement to the role. 🔗 fifpro.org/en/articles/2026/…
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33% of all player value at the 2026 FIFA World Cup comes from non-European players employed in Europe. A new report by FIFPRO Europe highlights the interconnected nature of football’s global employment market and why players, clubs, and leagues must have a voice in decisions over how its value is governed and redistributed. 🔗 Learn more: fifpro.org/en/articles/2026/…
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“Awareness without action isn’t enough.” This World Suicide Prevention Day, Will Vaulks explains how he’s used his 2025 FIFPRO Player Voice Award prize money to expand his suicide-prevention work. 🔗 fifpro.org/en/articles/2026/… #MeritAwards
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FIFPRO and @CONMEBOL are strengthening their collaboration through ‘El Respeto es Titular’, advancing a joint agenda focused on education, prevention, and raising awareness of racism and discrimination in South American football. Joint statement: fifpro.org/en/articles/2026/…
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FIFPRO y @CONMEBOL fortalecen su colaboración a través de la campaña "El Respeto es Titular" para impulsar una agenda conjunta orientada a la educación, la prevención y la sensibilización frente al racismo y la discriminación en el fútbol sudamericano. Comunicado: fifpro.org/es/articulos/2026…
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Project ACL surveyed multidisciplinary teams across WSL clubs to better understand the environments supporting players. Here's what we learned 🧵⬇️
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4️⃣ Clubs are investing in injury prevention:
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5️⃣ Good intentions don't always mean enough capacity:
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