The Football Stakeholders Committee and the FIFA Council unanimously endorsed last year a series of reform proposals concerning football agents with the aim to protect the integrity of football and prevent abuses.
Gianni Infantino was invited by Donald Trump to make the introduction speech at a dinner hosted by the President of the United States at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, and the FIFA President said that he hopes that “the ‘American dream’ becomes reality…all over the world” when addressing an audience of top business leaders.
FIFPRO demands that Theodoros Karipidis and Angelos Charisteas, respectively the president and the sporting director of Aris FC, immediately stop the abusive and discriminatory treatment of Alejandro Menendez.
- Syrian Premier League gathers 14 teams on a home and away basis, with match attendances sometimes reaching 30,000 fans
- FIFA mission recently visited the country for the first time since 2012 to assess the situation and observe the SFA Elective Congress in December 2019
- In the past few years, FIFA has assisted the country’s national teams with accommodation and flights via its tailor-made FIFA Forward development Programme
In spite of considerable challenges in recent years, football development in Syria has continued ever since the military conflict broke out in 2011. It was considerably difficult for the country's football community to maintain the game, but the Syrian Football Association (SFA) has been undertaking tremendous efforts to ensure the beautiful game continues to thrive knowing that for many Syrians, football represented the only joy and consolation during these difficult times.
FIFPRO is launching a Global Player Council to strengthen the role of professional footballers in shaping their industry at an international level.
Published Monday, 30 December 2019.
Published Monday, 30 December 2019.
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Published Tuesday, 17 December 2019.
UEFA has welcomed a decision by the Brussels Court of Appeal to reject a case brought forward by Doyen Sports and Belgian club RFC Seraing which sought to overturn a ban on the third-party ownership of players.
On 5-6 December 2019, executives and lawyers from clubs across Europe met, at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, to discuss key issues and developments in international tax and sports law.
Published Monday, 09 December 2019.
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Published Friday, 22 November 2019.
UEFA remains determined to combat match-fixing and protect the integrity of European football and its competitions - thereby safeguarding the game's essential soul.
Published Friday, 01 November 2019.
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