The Fédération Internationale des Associations de Footballeurs Professionnels ( transl. International Federation of Professional Footballers ), generally referred to as FIFPRO , is the worldwide representative organisation for 65,000 professional footballers . FIFPRO, with its global headquarters in Hoofddorp , Netherlands, is made up of 66 national players' associations. In addition, there are four candidate members. Lionel Messi has the most ever appearances in the FIFPRO World 11 with 17 overall, followed by Cristiano Ronaldo with 15.
19-598: On 15 December 1965, representatives of the French, Scottish, English, Italian and Dutch players' associations met in Paris, with the objective of setting up an international federation for footballers. In the second half of June 1966, the first FIFPRO congress took place in London, just before the start of the 1966 FIFA World Cup. The articles of association of FIFPRO were thereby adopted and the objectives accurately laid down. FIFPRO
38-584: A review by management consultancy Oliver Wyman. An interim global board was elected, who will serve until November 2024 when a 12-person board will be elected at a General Assembly. Founded on 15 December 1965, FIFPRO has 66 full members and 4 candidate members. Upon graduation to the next level, new members sign an affiliation agreement that promotes loyalty, integrity and fairness as well as principles of good governance, including open and transparent communications, democratic processes, checks and balances, solidarity and corporate social responsibility. Notably, two of
57-505: A safe workspace for players, promoting their rights as ordinary workers. FIFPRO introduced new regulations to protect the rights of current and prospective mothers. These minimum conditions, agreed upon by FIFA and other governing bodies, offer women more job security and came into effect on 1 January 2021. In the last five years, FIFPRO has repeatedly intervened to protect and enforce the rights of players to participate in an environment free from sexual misconduct, harassment, and abuse. FIFPRO
76-491: Is Nadine Angerer , who was 35 when she won in 2013; she is also the only goalkeeper of either sex to win. The winners are chosen by the coaches and captains of national teams as well as by international media representatives invited by FIFA. In a voting system based on positional voting , each voter is allotted three votes, worth five points, three points and one point, and the three finalists are ordered based on total number of points. Following criticism from some sections of
95-462: Is a firm advocate of ensuring that all people, including players, should be guaranteed and protected by human rights. In 2021, FIFPRO played an active role in the group evacuation of women's footballers and athletes from Afghanistan. FIFPRO’s member unions in June 2024 approved by an overwhelming majority governance recommendations to enhance the global representation of professional footballers following
114-563: The BBC , Matt Slater said "professional footballers do not enjoy the same freedoms that almost every other EU worker does", and that "players look at US sport, and wonder why their career prospects are still constrained by transfer fees and compensation costs". In recent years, FIFPRO has established itself as a leading reference in the football industry through player surveys and research into concussion, mental health, social media abuse, player workload monitoring, and more. FIFPRO looks into securing
133-765: The FIFA FIFPRO World 11 while retaining its original format. From the 2024 edition onward, FIFPRO will independently manage the award, reverting to its original name, the FIFPRO World 11. FIFPRO granted this award from 2005 to 2008; in 2009 it merged with the FIFA World Player of the Year , which was succeeded by the FIFA Ballon d'Or in 2010 and later The Best FIFA Men's Player in 2016. FIFPRO granted this award from 2005 to 2008, after which it
152-604: The Union Impact Award, to recognise outstanding work done by unions on the ground to support players. Jean-Marc Bosman Too Many Requests If you report this error to the Wikimedia System Administrators, please include the details below. Request from 172.68.168.226 via cp1108 cp1108, Varnish XID 223173096 Upstream caches: cp1108 int Error: 429, Too Many Requests at Thu, 28 Nov 2024 08:49:33 GMT FIFA World Player of
171-652: The Year The FIFA World Player of the Year was an association football award presented annually by the sport's governing body, FIFA , between 1991 and 2015 at the FIFA World Player Gala . Coaches and captains of international teams and media representatives selected the player they deem to have performed the best in the previous calendar year. Originally a single award for the world's best men's player, parallel awards for men and women were awarded from 2001 to 2009. The men's award
190-421: The awards have been replaced by The Best FIFA Men's Player and The Best FIFA Women's Player awards. Eight women's footballers – three Germans, three Americans, one Brazilian, and one Japanese – have won the award. Marta , the youngest recipient at age 20 in 2006, has won five successive awards, the most of any player. Birgit Prinz won three times in a row and Mia Hamm won twice in a row. The oldest winner
209-552: The media over nominations in previous years, FIFA has since 2004 provided shortlists from which its voters can select their choices. Source: From 2010 to 2015, the award was merged with the Ballon d'Or to become the FIFA Ballon d'Or in a six-year partnership with France Football . In 2016, FIFA rebranded the award as The Best FIFA Men's Player . A single article from the Portuguese magazine A Bola reporting about
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#1732783772970228-498: The most preeminent nations in world football, Brazil and Germany , are not members of the FIFPRO. The FIFPRO World 11 are the best men's and women's teams of the year. FIFPRO invites all professional men's and women's footballers to compose the teams. Initially known as the FIFPRO World 11, the award began in 2005 and celebrated the best football players as voted by their peers. In 2009, FIFPRO partnered with FIFA, rebranding it as
247-406: The players' associations or other interest associations the means for mutual consultation and co-operation to achieve their objectives. In addition, it wished to co-ordinate the activities of the different affiliated groups in order to promote the interests of all professional footballers. Indeed, FIFPRO likewise had in mind propagating and defending the rights of professional footballers. The emphasis
266-511: The world, it fails football as an industry and it fails the world's most beloved game". According to the President of FIFPRO Division Europe Bobby Barnes , 28% of the money from a transfer fee is paid to agents, and many players are not paid on time or at all. He claims this leads to these players being "vulnerable targets of crime syndicates, who instigate match-fixing and threaten the very existence of credible football competitions". Writing for
285-595: Was Ronaldo , who won at 20 years old in 1996, and the oldest winner was Fabio Cannavaro , who won aged 33 in 2006. Ronaldo and Zinedine Zidane each won the award three times, while Ronaldo and Ronaldinho were the only players to win in successive years. From 2010 to 2015, the equivalent men's award was the FIFA Ballon d'Or , following a merging of the FIFA World Player of the Year and the France Football Ballon d'Or awards. Since 2016,
304-528: Was discontinued. In 2008 FIFPRO established its Merit Award, to recognise professional footballers who have made a significant contribution to a charitable cause and are socially engaged. It honours players who use their platform to take action to improve the lives of people in need. The award is worth US$ 25,000 (as of 2018). Winners of the FIPRO Merit Award include: In 2020 the format changed, and four awards were given: In 2022, FIFPRO introduced
323-629: Was responsible for increasing the solidarity between professional footballers and players' associations. It was originally laid down that a congress would be held once every four years at a minimum. The latest congress was in Uruguay in October 2022. FIFPRO has grown from a European organisation into a global network and has done much to support countries on other continents – Asia/Oceania, Africa, and North, Central and South America – in their efforts to set up players' associations. FIFPRO tried to offer
342-438: Was subsumed into the FIFA Ballon d'Or in 2010 while the women's award remained until 2015. After 2015 both men's and women's awards became part of The Best FIFA Football Awards . During the men's era, Brazilian players won 8 out of 19 years, compared to three wins – the second most – for French players. In terms of individual players, Brazil again led with five, followed by Italy and Portugal with two each. The youngest winner
361-508: Was thereby laid on the freedom of the football player to be able to choose the club of his choice at the end of his contract. FIFPRO supported Belgian footballer Jean-Marc Bosman in his judicial challenge of the football transfer rules which led to the Bosman ruling in 1995. In 2013, FIFPRO launched a legal challenge against the transfer system. Phillipe Piat, the FIFPRO president at the time, said "the transfer system fails 99% of players around
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