"Fifa is to press ahead with plans to develop new proposals for protecting player welfare without consulting the international trade union Fifpro, in a move that will intensify a long-simmering dispute between the two bodies. A meeting of the Fifa professional players consultation forum has been scheduled in Rabat, Morocco, for this Saturday, with the player unions of several nations invited, but not Fifpro, which represents more than 65,000 members and 72 national unions, including England's Professional Footballers' Association."
"According to the invitation sent out by Fifa to representatives of football players from around the world the Rabat meeting will address key issues facing players in the modern game. The invitation also states that the cost of flights and accommodation will be covered by Fifa. Sources close to the governing body say Fifa believes it has a responsibility to move forward with drafting new welfare protocols."
"What was presented as a global celebration of football was nothing more than a fiction created by Fifa, promoted by its president, without dialogue, sensitivity and respect for those who sustain the game with their daily effor"
Fifa will hold a professional players consultation forum in Rabat, Morocco, inviting several national player unions but excluding Fifpro. Fifpro represents more than 65,000 members and 72 national unions, including England's Professional Footballers' Association. Fifa will cover flights and accommodation for invited representatives and intends to draft new welfare protocols. The decision follows a Fifpro complaint to the European Commission alleging lack of consultation over the introduction of the Club World Cup, a process that remains ongoing. Fifa previously held a New York meeting during the Club World Cup that excluded Fifpro, prompting public criticism from Fifpro's president, Sergio Marchi.
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