Representatives from FIFPRO, International Olympic Committee, Football Supporters Europe, Centre for Sport & Human Rights, Swiss Department of Foreign Affairs, and MindEquity gathered to discuss safe working environments for players – including in stadia, training grounds, transport, hotels, and family homes.

Through its Safe Football Project, Professional Footballers Australia (PFA) aims to make football the country’s safest sport for women. Goalkeeper Morgan Aquino was part of the Player Consultation Group the PFA set up to review processes for safeguarding footballers.

FIFPRO Europe and Cypriot player union PASP will host a range of national and international experts under the auspices of the Cyprus National Police to discuss player workplace safety on 5 April.

FIFPRO is calling on public institutions to urgently implement effective protections against racial abuse and hate-speech on social media.

Football players from all backgrounds are concerned about human rights in Qatar ahead of the 2022 FIFA World Cup and want to know how they can play an active role in bringing about lasting change in the host country.

To allow professional footballers to safely report match-fixing approaches, FIFPRO is distributing a smartphone app called Red Button.

FIFPRO was among football stakeholders heard by the Committee on Culture, Science, Education and Media of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) last week.

FIFPRO and FIFA have signed a collaboration agreement endorsing a smartphone app that allows professional footballers to anonymously report match-fixing approaches.

Players in the Netherlands will collectively walk-off the pitch if they are confronted with racial abuse during a match

Bobby Barnes, who has become the first black man on a UEFA disciplinary panel, says professional football is in a “very significant period” when it comes to confronting racism.

More than 40 player unions around the world have participated in online workshops about how to assist players reporting sexual abuse in football.

FIFPRO is assisting multiple high-profile women footballers in Argentina who have made a complaint to the FIFA Ethics Committee about the deeply concerning behaviour over several years by a coach currently employed by the Argentine football association.