UEFA gives player union an executive committee seat in move to involve stars more in decisions
Manchester City's Spanish player Rodri delivers his speech as he receives the 2024 Men's Ballon d'Or award during the 68th Ballon d'Or (Golden Ball) award ceremony at Theatre du Chatelet in Paris, Monday, Oct. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)[ASSOCIATED PRESS/Michel Euler]
PARIS (AP) — UEFA is giving the professional footballer’s union a seat on its executive committee in a move meant to give players more input on issues such as the congested match calendar. UEFA and FIFPRO Europe announced a working agreement Tuesday that the union said will “increase the voice of players in European football governance.” It comes during a season when stars like Ballon d’Or winner Rodri have warned they could strike to protest too many games in an overloaded calendar of competitions. The three-year deal was announced in the same month the FIFPRO Europe union helped file a formal complaint at the European Commission in Brussels that targeted world soccer body FIFA but not UEFA.
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