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Martin Imbalambala after turning blind: "Disability is not an inability"
Former Kenya midfielder Martin Imbalambala was a long-time captain of AFC Leopards. His life changed completely in 2018 when he lost his sight.
AFC and FIFPRO cooperate to mitigate effect of coronavirus on Asian football
The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and FIFPRO have agreed to collaborate to mitigate the social and economic impact of the coronavirus Covid-19 on professional football in the region.
National team players get in shape at Portuguese union’s training camp
Portuguese national team players Bruma and Edgar Ié were two of the 49 professional footballers who participated in this year’s training camp for out of contract players organized by Portuguese player union Sindicato dos Jogadores (SJPF).
Joachim Walltin: "Protecting players’ health will also benefit clubs and leagues in the long-term"
FIFPRO Europe General Secretary Joachim Walltin reflected on a successful Concussion Management in Professional Football summit – but insisted more progress needs to be made to protect the health and wellbeing of players.
How Igor Strelkov made training alone in Russia illegal
Igor Strelkov fought against the practice of training alone. He objected to his club’s order to daily train in the cold Russian winter while the rest of the team was at training camp in Turkey and Spain. Strelkov won his case and the Russian Football Association declared training alone illegal.
Petr Cech: "I played for a year and a half with two broken shoulders"
When a football player lies injured on the turf the pain can be hard to bear. By Laurie Bell.