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FIFA confirmed this Monday that current international calendarhe was unanimously approved by its Council, which consists of representatives from all continents, including Europe, after “a broad and inclusive consultation that included FIFPRO and the league bodies.”
🔘 The regulations of the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup™ have been approved
🔘 The updated FIFA strategy for women’s football for 2024–2027 has been approved.
🔘 Dates for three tournaments confirmed for 2025All the key news from yesterday’s FIFA Council meeting in Zurich:
— FIFA (@FIFAcom) October 4, 2024
The organization referred to statements it made last July when European Leagues and World Footballers’ Union (FIFPRO) The presentation has already been announced The complaint against him was officially submitted this Monday to the European CommissionFor “unilateral imposition” of the international match calendar.
The FIFA Calendar is the only tool that will ensure that international football can continue to survive, coexist and thrive alongside national and continental club football.
He also claimed that “some European leagues (who are the organizers and regulators of the competition) act with commercial interests, hypocrisy and without regard to others.”
These leagues obviously prefer a schedule filled with friendlies and summer tours, which often involve extensive travel around the world. On the contrary, FIFA must protect the overall interests of world football, including the protection of players, everywhere and at all levels of the game.
President of the organization, Gianni Infantino, At the opening of the last congress, held on May 17, he assured that “FIFA organizes about 1% of the matches of the best clubs in the world. and 98-99% of matches are organized by various leagues, associations and confederations.”
FIFA funds football around the world. The income we generate goes not only to a few clubs in one country, but also to 211 countries around the world. No other organization does this. Our mission is to organize events and competitions and develop football around the world, as 70% of FIFA member associations would not have football without the resources that come directly from FIFA.
This Monday representatives of FIFPRO Europe, European leagues and Spanish La Liga appeared in press conference in Brussels explain the contents of your claim for abuse of dominant position and they stressed that “recent jurisprudence makes clear that FIFA must exercise its regulatory functions in a transparent, objective, non-discriminatory and proportionate manner to neutralize conflicts of interest.”
According to the plaintiffsTheir demand aims to force FIFA to establish a “fair and inclusive decision-making process.” in developing an international calendar that “ensures the welfare and fundamental rights” of players, as well as the viability of domestic leagues.
(EFE)
Source: Aristegui Noticias
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