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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Sport
Jamie Gardner

Footballers’ unions take legal action against FIFA over ‘unworkable’ calendar

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Footballers’ unions have followed through on a threat to take legal action against FIFA over the sport’s “unworkable” calendar.

Europe’s highest court will be asked to rule whether the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights – including Article 5 which prohibits slavery and forced labour – has been breached by football’s global governing body in its decision to introduce a 32-team Club World Cup.

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