Union not invited to key meeting in Rabat
Fifpro represents 65,000 players including PFA
Fifa is to press ahead with plans to develop new proposals for protecting player welfare without consulting the international trade union Fifpro, in a move that will intensify a long-simmering dispute between the two bodies.
A meeting of the Fifa professional players consultation forum has been scheduled in Rabat, Morocco, for this Saturday, with the player unions of several nations invited, but not Fifpro, which represents more than 65,000 members and 72 national unions, including England’s Professional Footballers’ Association.
According to the invitation sent out by Fifa to “representatives of football players from around the world” the Rabat meeting will address “key issues facing players in the modern game”. The invitation also states that the cost of flights and accommodation will be covered by Fifa.
