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Friday briefing: FIFPro launches legal action against FIFA over Club World Cup

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14 June 2024 - 4:30 AM

Global footballers’ union FIFPro has gone through with its threat of court action against FIFA over next summer’s expanded Club World Cup amid heightened concerns over player burnout.

The lawsuit, also led by England’s Professional Footballers’ Association (PFA) and its French counterpart, the UNFP, requests a Belgian court to refer the case to the European Court of Justice (CJEU).

FIFPro said it had no other option than launching legal action after warnings wen

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