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New global union launched amid row between Fifa and Fifpro over player welfare

The new players’ union was unveiled in Madrid on Thursday

The Independent UK

Project ACL: NWSL joins WSL in initiative aimed at expanding injury research

The project is an expansion of the effort launched in 2024 by Fifpro, the global players’ union, that takes a holistic approach to addressing high injury rates

The Guardian - US

‘Something you only see in films’: Czech case yet another example of sexual abuse crisis

Petr Vlachovsky’s non-contact sexual abuse has had long-term effects and could finally be the catalyst for safeguarding policy change for women and girls in the sport

The Guardian - UK

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Calls for lifetime ban on Czech coach who filmed female footballers in changing room

The Czech player union has called for a lifetime football ban for a coach who avoided jail despite being convicted of secretly filming his female players in the changing rooms

The Guardian - UK

Matildas sweat after goalkeeper's early exit

Matildas goalkeeper Mackenzie Arnold has left the training track early, raising doubts about her fitness for the upcoming Women's Asian Cup.

AAP

‘We want this movement to be massive’: how Chilean women’s football is leading the way

Chile’s female players are newly protected under labour law and are hoping their official status can help the game thrive in South America

The Guardian - UK

SEGA Football Club Champions Launches Across Console, PC and Mobile

SEGA has released a new launch trailer for SEGA Football Club Champions, which is available today on Steam, PlayStation, iOS and Google Play. The free to play football club management sim includes licenses for more than 5,000 real players through partnerships with FIFPRO, the J-League, the K League and Manchester…

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‘Nothing has hit me that hard’: spate of ACL injuries highlights lack of A-League Women investment

Australia’s top women’s football league does not have dedicated data or research to explore why so many players continue to suffer a serious knee injury

The Guardian - AU

Chelsea count cost of Club World Cup as report puts Europe-wide injury bill at £3bn

A Howden report said there was a 44% rise between June to October compared with 2024-25, with Chelsea having 23 injuries at a financial loss of £17m

The Guardian - UK

WSL at halfway: best of the season, second-half hopes and biggest gripe

With 11 games played our writers assess what has been good and not so good in England’s top flight as the league takes a winter break

The Guardian - UK

‘They killed my only son’: the young west African footballers scammed by fake agents

Cheikh Touré died after being lured abroad in one of a growing number of extortion schemes tricking talented teenagers with dreams of making it big

The Guardian - UK

FIFA reveals the shocking extent of ‘more than 30,000’ reports of social media abuse

FIFA’s social media protection service has alerted tech giants and law enforcement to thousands of abusive posts in 2025.

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Fifa accused of promoting ‘fake’ football unions amid player welfare debate

World players’ union FIFPRO was not invited to a meeting convened by Fifa in Morocco at the weekend

The Independent UK

Fifa heats up battle with players’ union Fifpro by sidelining it from welfare talks

Fifa’s move to develop proposals for protecting player welfare without consulting the international trade union will intensify its dispute with Fifpro

The Guardian - UK

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Lamine Yamal Gets Revenge on Ousmane Dembele After Ballon d’Or Snub

The FIFPRO World XI has called a stir in the Barcelona dressing room.

Sports Illustrated

Jude Bellingham Cuts Through the Noise to Prove Point at Anfield

The 22-year-old divides opinion and has even been left out by England. But his latest performance for Real Madrid showed what he’s all about.

The Independent UK

Hannah Hampton included in FIFPRO World XI after Mary Earps criticism

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Hannah Hampton named in FIFPRO World XI after Euros heroics amid Mary Earps spat

Hannah Hampton is one of six England players to be named in FIFPRO’s World XI

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Evening Standard

Cole Palmer and Jude Bellingham named in 2025 FIFPRO World 11

Chelsea and Liverpool are both represented in the select side, voted for by professional players worldwide

Sports Illustrated

2025 FIFPRO World XI: Full Team of Winners Revealed

22 players have been celebrated as the best across both men’s and women’s football.

The Guardian - UK

Six England players join three from Spain in Fifpro women’s World XI

Six England players have been named in the Fifpro women’s World XI after the Lionesses won Euro 2025 with victory against Spain in the final

Evening Standard

Why Arsenal stars and Harry Kane were snubbed by FIFPRO's World XI shortlist

Just one Gunner has been included in the 26-man shortlist

The Guardian - UK

Club World Cup has left an injury trail that is damaging football. But will anyone listen?

Response to strained schedule has been more football than ever, and a danger that the best will have nothing left to give at the World Cup

AAP

Grounding Ryan air: globetrotting Socceroo wants change

No male footballer travelled more last year than Maty Ryan and he hopes FIFA and other bodies can start to support players more with heavy travel loads.

The Guardian - UK

Chelsea injuries are ‘consequences’ from Club World Cup run, says Maresca

Enzo Maresca believes Chelsea are paying the price for their Club World Cup exertions, with the manager without ‘seven or eight’ players for Liverpool

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