FIFA and FIFPRO have set up the FIFA Fund for Football Players (FIFA FFP) which aims to help players receiving part of their outstanding salaries when clubs disappear, for example after a bankruptcy.
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FIFA and FIFPRO launch global fund for player salary protection
FIFA and FIFPRO have reached an agreement to establish the FIFA Fund for Football Players (FIFA FFP), which aims to provide financial support to players who have not been paid and have no chance of duly receiving the wages agreed with their clubs.
FIFA-FIFPRO committee allocates tranche of FIFA Fund to compensate 140 football players
A further 140 players are due to be compensated from the FIFA Fund for Football Players following a decision taken by the FIFA-FIFPRO Steering Committee in line with the programme’s protocol.
FIFA and FIFPRO collaborate to support and further develop women's football
FIFA and FIFPRO have agreed to collaborate to accelerate the development of professional women’s football and mitigate the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. During a 90-minute video-conference call, FIFPRO shared its recently published Raising Our Game report, which extensively charts recent progress in the women’s game, including the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup, and makes recommendations to achieve further growth by bolstering the conditions of female players.
FIFPRO and FIFA to provide health support to recently retired football players
FIFPRO and FIFA have signed a three-year cooperation agreement to provide health support to hundreds of recently retired professional footballers facing the challenges that come with career transition.
Semir Bajraktarevic: How FIFPRO and FIFA’s Fund for Football Players helped recoup our unpaid salaries
At the end of the 2020/21 season, Semir Bajraktarevic's club FK Olimpik dissolved, leaving him and other players with various months of unpaid salaries. Through the FIFA Fund for Football Players, which has been set up by FIFPRO and FIFA, Bajraktarevic and his former team-mates were able to receive a large part of the monies owed.
Representatives of players and leagues sign football governance manifesto
As football governance enters a critical phase, FIFPRO and European Leagues have announced a manifesto to embed collective governance standards and agreements throughout the professional game.
FUB and Botho University prepare players for life after their football careers
Footballers Union of Botswana (FUB) has signed a five-year deal with Botho University for the provision of scholarships for current and retired players, which should help them with a smooth transition to a new career after their playing days are over.