"For the first time, players are formally represented at the highest level of decision-making in European football. It also recognises that players are a core stakeholder in the game and that decisions affecting their work, health, and careers must be taken with their legitimate representatives not only present but actively involved. "This step ensures that players are no longer outside the room. Their position is now part of a formal process: it is recorded, debated and integrated into governance. That is where real change begins."
"Elsewhere, we continue to see unilateral decision-making and attempts to sideline legitimate player representation, such as engaging with bodies that don't genuinely represent players. "That approach is increasingly challenged, not only politically but legally as well. In Europe, football stakeholders are demonstrating that"
UEFA granted FIFPRO Europe voting rights on its executive committee, with FIFPRO Europe president David Terrier named as the representative. The change was formally ratified at UEFA's annual congress in Brussels and gives players formal influence over European football decision-making. The cooperation with UEFA contrasts with strained relations between FIFPRO Europe and FIFA, with FIFPRO pursuing legal action in Belgian courts and filing a complaint to the European Commission alongside the European Leagues. The disputes focus on FIFA's alleged failure to consult on the international match calendar and on ensuring decisions consider players' work, health, and careers.
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