FIFPro welcomes the World Anti Doping Agency decision to drop its appeal at the Court of Arbitration against five Mexican footballers who all tested positive for clenbuterol at this year’s CONCACAF Gold Cup Tournament.

In a dispute with two Dutch Players (represented by the Dutch Players’ Union VVCS) before the FIFA DRC the Cypriot club AEL Limassol tries to evade FIFA jurisdiction by starting a civil court case in Cyprus.

CAS needs to introduce faster procedures to prevent situations such as FC Sion’s from happening. That is the opinion of Lucien Valloni, president of the Swiss professional footballers’ association SAFP.

Lucien Valloni, president of the Swiss footballers' association on the FC Sion case: ‘It is now clear that the image of Swiss football has suffered in the eyes of the football world, and in practice Swiss football as a whole has been affected.'

The civil rights of professional sporters are not sufficiently respected in the fight against doping. It is the task of the EU to promote the recognition of these civil rights, said Theo van Seggelen, FIFPro secretary general.