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The World Leagues Forum (WLF) held its Annual Meeting in Dubai, UAE on October 18/19. The meeting, hosted by the UAE Pro League, was an opportunity for WLF members, now covering forty-four professional leagues from all continents, to address the current challenges of professional football including the evolving calendar and …

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 …

The World Leagues Forum (WLF), which represents professional leagues at world level and FIFPRO, which represents the football players, have signed a cooperation agreement in order to develop more sustainable and effective professional football governance by collaborating on a wide range of issues. Under the three-year accord, the WLF and …

The Indian Super League (ISL) has received yet another global recognition with its induction into the prestigious World Leagues Forum (WLF). ISL becomes the first league from South Asia and seventh in Asia to join the association of professional football leagues which includes the likes of the Premier League, La …

Following the publication on April 7 of recommendations and guidelines to address some of the key football regulatory issues arising from the COVID-19 pandemic, the FIFA administration has since conducted 13 different workshops with representatives from its member associations (MAs), confederations, the World Leagues Forum (WLF) and the European Club Association (ECA). …

FIFA is sharing a football risk assessment tool with its 211 member associations, the six continental confederations and other stakeholders in order to facilitate the planning of the resumption of football activities by competition and match organisers, as soon as health authorities and governments consider it safe. It has been …

The Annual Meeting of the World Leagues Forum (WLF), was held today in Marrakesh, Morocco, with 34 professional football leagues attending, hosted by the Moroccan “Ligue Nationale de Football Professionnel”. This annual meeting is a two-day event with workshops, exchange sessions with FIFA and IFAB and discussions on professional football. …

FIFA and the World Leagues Forum, the body representing the professional football leagues at worldwide level, have signed a cooperation agreement to work together on the development of professional football. The agreement was signed by FIFA President Gianni Infantino and World Leagues Forum chairman Christian Seifert (also the CEO of …

The DFL Deutsche Fußball Liga (Bundesliga) CEO Christian Seifert is the new Chairman of the World Leagues Forum (WLF). He was appointed on Friday at the Annual Meeting of the WLF in Mexico City, with league representatives from 40 countries taking part. Seifert succeeds Richard Scudamore, Executive Chairman of the …