The global football players\u2019 union has hit back at FIFA and its President Gianni Infantino, saying their autocratic style of leadership was harming the rights of its members.<\/p>\n
\u201cFootball needs responsible leadership, not emperors,\u201d the FIFPRO network said on Friday after a meeting of 58 national player unions responded to FIFA pursuing its agenda with unofficial player representatives.
\n\u201cIt needs fewer autocratic monologues and more genuine, inclusive and transparent dialogue,\u201d the union added.<\/p>\n
FIFA announced two weeks ago that it reached a consensus on key issues after Infantino hosted a group of mostly non-recognised officials in New York before the Club World Cup final.<\/p>\n
The latest rift between soccer\u2019s governing body and its players\u2019 unions flared while the European Commission in Brussels is considering a formal complaint against FIFA. It was filed by FIFPRO\u2019s European division and national leagues in Europe against FIFA\u2019s style of governance and decision-making.<\/p>\n
FIFPRO said FIFA\u2019s core agenda included an overloaded global match calendar with too many games for elite players, a lack of physical and mental recovery periods and extreme playing conditions.<\/p>\n
Players at the monthlong Club World Cup in the United States, who played in the heat of daytime games to appeal to worldwide TV audiences, reported feeling dizzy and unwell.<\/p>\n
The 63-game tournament backed by Saudi Arabian money was lucrative for clubs, especially in Europe, though FIFA added it to the schedule without formally consulting players.<\/p>\n
The tournament, FIFPRO said, was \u201ccelebrated by President Infantino despite being held under conditions that were extreme and inappropriate for any human being, demonstrating a troubling insensitivity to human rights, even when it concerns elite athletes.<\/p>\n
\u201cFIFPRO reaffirmed its unwavering commitment to protecting the rights of men and women players \u2013 rights which are being seriously undermined by commercial policies imposed by its autocratic system of governance,\u201d the Netherlands-based union said of FIFA.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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