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FIFPro censures CFA over disciplinary procedure against women’s national team

Jonathan ShkurkoNovember 12, 2019November 12, 2019

By Jonathan ShkurkoNovember 12, 2019November 12, 20190948

FIFPro, the worldwide representative organisation for professional footballers, has urged the Cyprus football association (CFA) not to take any disciplinary action after members of the...

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International footballers’ organisation wants probe into ‘doping’

Staff ReporterNovember 29, 2018November 29, 2018

By Staff ReporterNovember 29, 2018November 29, 2018073

The organisation representing professional footballers worldwide called for an urgent inquiry on Thursday into medical treatment administered to players under the care of at least...

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FIFPro says players should not play over three games in two weeks

Reuters News ServiceJune 8, 2018June 8, 2018

By Reuters News ServiceJune 8, 2018June 8, 2018098

Professional footballers should not play more than three games every two weeks and should have a close-season break of four to six weeks, uninterrupted by...

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Football’s ‘black’ contracts sideline the taxman

George PsyllidesJanuary 21, 2018January 21, 2018

By George PsyllidesJanuary 21, 2018January 21, 20189 146

EARLIER this month, the world football player union FIFPro charged that it had received several complaints from members in Cyprus that they had not received...

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Double contracts for almost half of footballers in Cyprus – FIFPro

Iacovos ConstantinouJanuary 10, 2018January 10, 2018

By Iacovos ConstantinouJanuary 10, 2018January 10, 20189 519

FIFPro, the worldwide representative organisation for 65,000 professional footballers, went ahead with its ‘threat’ to the Cyprus’ footballers’ association (PASP), and issued a warning to...

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Transfer money ‘rewards agents, offers youth little’

FORMER STAFFFebruary 16, 2016

By FORMER STAFFFebruary 16, 2016164

The share of transfer funds channelled into training young players under a FIFA compensation scheme has hit a record low and is a tiny fraction...

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Players and fans concerned as European clubs flex their muscles

FORMER STAFFFebruary 5, 2016

By FORMER STAFFFebruary 5, 2016159

Europe’s biggest football clubs have been flexing their muscles with talk of a so-called European Super League and criticism of the international calendar ahead of...

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Depression widespread in professional football – FIFPro

FORMER STAFFOctober 6, 2015

By FORMER STAFFOctober 6, 20150134

Professional footballers suffer more from depression and anxiety than the general public, with more than a third of current and former players reporting symptoms, according...

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Transfer system faces biggest threat since Bosman, says FIFPro

Leo LeonidouSeptember 18, 2015

By Leo LeonidouSeptember 18, 2015165

By Brian Homewood The world players’ union FIFPro said it had launched the biggest challenge to the transfer system since the 1995 Bosman ruling after...

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World Cup in 28 days is not possible, says FIFPro

Leo LeonidouSeptember 10, 2015

By Leo LeonidouSeptember 10, 2015094

By Brian Homewood Twenty-eight days is not enough time to play the 2022 World Cup, the world players’ union FIFPro said this week. FIFPro general...

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Play but no pay: how foreign players were cheated

FORMER STAFFJanuary 19, 2014January 20, 2014

By FORMER STAFFJanuary 19, 2014January 20, 201402680

By Peter Stevenson THE ONLY information 28-year-old Senegalese professional footballer Gora Tall had to go on when making a choice about leaving Portugal to play...

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Football players warned about clubs in Cyprus, Greece and Turkey

CyprusMailAugust 21, 2013

By CyprusMailAugust 21, 20139 333

By Brian Homewood Professional footballers have been warned by the world players’ union FIFPro to think twice before signing to play for clubs in Cyprus,...