Zurich – 5 September 2024 – The World Leagues Association (WLA) has reviewed the newly released “Player Workload Monitoring Report 2024” from FIFPRO, the world representative organization for professional football players.
This comprehensive and critical report, based on the latest and most accurate data, highlights the unsustainable trend of continually adding international matches to the already congested match calendar.
This comprehensive and critical report, based on the latest and most accurate data, highlights the unsustainable trend of continually adding international games to the already congested match calendar.
While the international calendar post-2024 makes it increasingly challenging for national leagues to manage their competitions, this report further demonstrates the excessive demands it imposes on players.
The WLA is disappointed that decisions regarding the international match calendar adopted by FIFA have been made without the involvement of those representing players and national leagues and are driven by the purpose of adding more international fixtures.
The recent legal actions initiated by leagues and player unions across Europe underscore the lack of a fair and inclusive decision-making process at international level.
The WLA will remain committed to engaging in a constructive dialogue to reassess decisions made at the international level and to developing a transparent process that involves all football stakeholders in the best interests of the game.
Media contact:
Jerome Perlemuter, General Secretary, World Leagues Association
contact@worldleagues.com
About WLA: The World Leagues Association includes more than forty professional football leagues. Its purpose is to help improve governance structures within world football, represent the leagues and their member clubs to sport and political institutions, and foster cooperation between its members.
