FIFA, jointly with the global players’ association FIFPRO, has released a report onto the activities of the Social Media Protection Service (SMPS) at the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup – Australia & New Zealand, showing how this innovative approach helped reduce the exposure of players, teams and official to online …
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The Confederation of African Football (CAF) and FIFPRO Africa will announce the Africa Best XI for men and women players at a ceremony in Marrakech, Morocco on December 11, 2023. It will be the third edition of the men’s team and inaugural event for women players. The previous editions were …
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FIFPRO and World Football Summit have a signed a content partnership agreement under which the world player union’s cutting-edge research and insight will feature at WFS events in Europe, Asia and Americas for the next three years. FIFPRO Player IQ will become the first Player Performance & Industry Partner for …
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CAF President Dr Patrice Motsepe today attended the FIFPRO Africa Congress in Gaborone, Botswana and agreed with FIFPRO Africa Members to work together in making African football amongst the best in the world. Dr Motsepe was accompanied by CAF Executive Committee member and President of Botswana Football Association, Maclean Letshwiti. …
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Today, on the United Nations International Day for Countering Hate Speech, FIFA has released a report into the levels of online abuse aimed at participants during the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ based on findings from its social media protection service tool. The report is published days after FIFA President …
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The build-up to the 2022 FIFA FIFPRO World 11 has taken a significant step with the reveal of the men’s and women’s finalists. The only global player award decided exclusively by footballers, the World 11 depicts the most outstanding footballers in the current game. The FIFA FIFPRO Men’s World 11 …
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In May 2022, Icelandic midfielder Sara Bjork Gunnarsdottir became the first player to win a claim against a club through the FIFA Maternity Regulations. The regulations, which were introduced in January 2021 after pressure from FIFPRO, entitled Bjork Gunnarsdottir – now at Juventus FC – to full payment throughout her …
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FIFA and the global players’ association FIFPRO have signed a Heads of Understanding in a meeting in Doha. FIFA President Gianni Infantino and FIFPRO President David Aganzo signed the document outlining the proposed structure of an agreement which both organisations will aim to finalise in the coming months. FIFPRO President …
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To tackle discrimination and to protect the mental health and well-being of players, FIFA and FIFPRO – the worldwide representative organisation for professional footballers – are launching a social media protection service (SMPS) in advance of the 2022 FIFA World Cup – Qatar. Through SMPS, all players from all 32 …
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FIFPRO and the World Leagues Forum (WLF) have signed at the International Labour Organization (ILO) a ground-breaking agreement to take greater responsibility as social partners to strengthen collectively-agreed solutions in the football industry and contribute to its viability and growth. The agreement, signed at the ILO headquarters in Geneva, cements …
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