Professional Footballers' Association takes legal action over FIFA plans for Club World Cup

Soccer player unions launch legal action against FIFA over ‘endless’ games

'The most in-demand players are now part of an endless schedule of games,' one union leader said. The players' unions say the current schedule 'violates the rights of players.'

Soccer union launches legal action against FIFA over fixture congestion

FIFA is facing a legal challenge over the world governing body’s “unilateral” decision to set the international match calendar – notably an expanded 32-team FIFA Club World Cup – unions representing soccer players said in a statement on Thursday.

Footballers' unions take FIFA to court over Club World Cup - Daily Trust

The professional footballers’ unions of England (PFA) and France (UNFP) took FIFA to court in Brussels on Thursday to challenge the timetable “unilaterally set” by the world body, in particular its new Club World Cup in 2025. Players’ unions have complained that the expanded Club World Cup, due to take place in the United States in June and July next year, is an unacceptable additional burden on players. The organisations “believe that these dec…

Footballers launch legal action against Fifa over workload and Club World Cup

Global players’ union faces off with governing body over ‘overloaded and unworkable’ calendar

FIFPRO launch legal action against FIFA over packed schedule

The expansion of the Club World Cup in 2025, which will take place during a previously protected summer break, is a specific tournament of concern for the players' union. FIFA previously dismissed those concerns.