Tuesday briefing: FIFPRO Europe urges FIFA governance reform

FIFPRO Europe, the European players’ union, have called for changes to FIFA’s decision-making structures, arguing that the development of the governing body’s abandoned Forward Enterprise (FFE) proposal exposed weaknesses in its governance processes.

The union said in a new study that the FFE initiative could have turned FIFA’s main competitions into assets for private investment without adequate consultation with key football stakeholders.

FIFPRO Europe said the withdrawal had