About Division Americas
FIFPro Division Americas consists of nine member associations: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Uruguay and the USA. The division has one candidate member, Costa Rica. Rinaldo Martorelli is president of the board of Division America, the other members of the board are Carlos Soto, Rinaldo Martorelli, Fernando Revilla, Carlos Gonzalez Puche and David Paniagua.
The role played by the South American football unions within the FIFPro...
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Tuesday 01 November 2011
A repeated and abominable subject: violence
Jonathan Bottinelli, footballer of Argentine club San Lorenzo, was attacked by fans of his own club. The Argentine players’ association FAA demands that the national football authorities banish the violence in football.
Friday 28 October 2011
Argentina: globetrotter votes for FIFPro World XI
Hernán Rodrigo López truly is one of football’s real globetrotters. The Uruguayan forward of Argentine outfit Banfield casted his vote at the office of FAA, the professional footballers’ association of Argentina
Thursday 27 October 2011
Tel Aviv hosts FIFPro General Assembly
Next week, FIFPro will be welcoming its members to Tel Aviv, Israel, for the annual general meeting. From Tuesday 1 to Thursday 3 November, representatives of 54 trade unions for professional football players will attend the congress.
Tuesday 25 October 2011
National team players kick-off vote in Costa Rica
The players of the national team of Costa Rica kicked-off the vote for the 2011 FIFA FIFPro World XI in their country. Footballers association ASOJUPRO recently visited the training camp of The Ticos.
Friday 21 October 2011
Brazilian union demands more safety measures
SAPESP, the Athletes Association of São Paulo, wants an end to the violent behavior of fans towards footballers. The union is very concerned because of the recent incident with Palmeiras midfielder João Vitor.