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Tuesday briefing: FIFPro blasts FIFA’s ‘autocratic’ governance amid dispute over fixture congestion

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29 July 2025 - 4:30 AM

Global players’ union FIFPro has slammed FIFA’s ‘autocratic’ governance system, amid its ongoing dispute with the game’s global governing body regarding fixture congestion.

Recently, FIFPro was not invited to a FIFA meeting in New York, during which the organisation discussed the matter of rest periods between matches and seasons. In a statement, FIFPro expressed that the rights of both men’s and women’s footballers are being ‘seriously undermined’ by policies employed by FIFA.

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