PFA Australia welcomed the release by the Commonwealth Government of ‘Building Australia’s Football Community’ whilst expressing disappointment that this Review made a fundamental error in relation to player payments.

The Australian professional footballers’ association (PFA) increased contract security for the players in the A-League. That was necessary because in the recent past this security had taken a dent, says Brendan Schwab.

Louis Everard, managing director of the Dutch footballers’ association, is warning all FIFPro unions about practices in Eastern Europe. He is advising all PFA’s to take their responsibility seriously during negotiations.

The professional footballers in Italy ended their strike. Next weekend the new Serie A season will start. Representatives of the Italian footballers’ association AIC and the League signed a temporary agreement.

Luis Rubiales, President of the AFE, the Association of Football Players in Spain, says the agreement reached with the Liga (LFP) is ‘historic’. He added that AFE had achieved the objectives they had set themselves.