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FIFPRO slam 32-team Club World Cup plans in scathing response to FIFA president Gianni Infantino

The players’ union has stated its “surprise” at FIFA’s decision to announce an expanded Club World Cup.

Evening Standard

New app offers Qatar’s migrant workers first definitive World Cup 2022 legacy

Users of the new digital platform can access information on rights and legal assistance in ‘only initiative made by and for migrant workers’

The Guardian - UK

Amir Nasr-Azadani, the Iranian regime, Anthony Stokes and Marc Crosas

"We cannot deny the conditions in my country, they are not good. The players know it.”

The National (Scotland)

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Fifpro ‘sickened’ by reports of footballer Amir Nasr-Azadani sentenced to death in Iran

Amir Nasr-Azadani is reportedly facing execution over his support for women’s rights

The Independent UK

World Cup 2022 briefing: Morocco’s pride in Islam should inspire us all

It is uplifting to see players practicing their religion and celebrating with their mothers on such a big global stage

The Guardian - UK

Report: Former Iranian Pro Soccer Player Sentenced to Death After Protests

FIFPRO, the international soccer union, said it was ‘shocked and sickened’ by the reports.

Sports Illustrated

Iran sentences 400 people to jail terms of up to 10 years over protests

Figures from Tehran province indicate extent of clampdown on protests sparked by killing of Mahsa Amini

The Guardian - UK

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Footballer Union ‘Sickened’ as Iranian Player Risks Death Sentence

The world union of professional footballers FIFPRO said it was "shocked and sickened" by the risk of Iranian footballer Amir Nasr-Azadani being sentenced to death in connection with protests which have shaken the country for three months. Nasr-Azadani was arrested in the city of Isfahan two days after allegedly taking…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Footballer union 'sickened' as Iranian player risks death sentence

Paris (AFP) - The world union of professional footballers FIFPRO said it was "shocked and sickened" by the risk of Iranian footballer Amir Nasr-Azadani being sentenced to death in connection with protests which have shaken the country for three months.

AFP

Iran player 'faces execution' after protests as football union "shocked" and "sickened"

Iranian footballer Amir Nasr-Azadani is reportedly facing execution after campaigning for women's rights and basic freedom and FIFPRO has released a statement in response

Daily Mirror

FIFPRO ‘sickened’ by Iranian footballer death sentence reports

The Iranian judiciary has said no sentence has been issued as footballers call for a stop to executions.

Al Jazeera

Why is there so much stoppage time at World Cup 2022?

A total of 563 minutes – more than nine hours – added to the clock at the World Cup.

Al Jazeera

Fifpro asks why Gabon’s FA chief was at World Cup opener when facing trial

Pierre-Alain Mounguengui, who has been charged with ‘failure to report crimes of paedophilia’, was pictured with Gianni Infantino and Qatar’s emir

The Guardian - UK

Why Qatar is a controversial host for the World Cup

FIFA's choice of Qatar to host the World Cup has long been marred by criticism over human rights abuses, the safety of migrant workers and the logistics of holding a soccer tournament in desert heat.

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Bangkok Post

Football takes centre stage after troubled World Cup build-up

DOHA: After a 12-year build-up engulfed by a desert storm of controversy, the World Cup finally kicks off in Qatar on Sunday with Lionel Messi aiming to crown his glittering career by winning football's greatest prize.

AFP

Football moves centre-stage after troubled World Cup build-up

Doha (AFP) - After a 12-year build-up engulfed by a desert storm of controversy, the World Cup finally kicks off in Qatar on Sunday with Lionel Messi aiming to crown his glittering career by winning football's greatest prize.

AFP

Mid-season World Cup 'ominous' for player welfare, warns FIFPro

Doha (AFP) - World Cup stars are at greater risk of injury due to the unprecedented demands of the congested calendar, global players' union FIFPro warned on Tuesday.

Football London

Fifpro and Toni Kroos agree on World Cup problem amid Son Heung-min and Sadio Mane concerns

The players' union are asking questions of the dangerously increasing workload on footballers as a mid-season World Cup adds more fixtures on the calendar

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The Guardian - UK

‘Really high’ extra risk of injury at Qatar World Cup, warns players’ union

Fifpro is concerned by the knock-on effects of a congested calendar and one consultant says: ‘Add the heat in and you’ve got an extra risk’

The Independent UK

Socceroos' video seeks real legacies from World Cup in Qatar

The Australian men’s soccer team has issued a three-minute video highlighting Qatar’s human rights record involving the treatment of foreign workers and restrictions on the LGBTQI+ community and demanding genuine reform as a legacy of the Gulf country’s staging of the World Cup

ABC News

Judge, jury and executioner — the AFL's iron grip authority is being challenged

External pressure is rising on the AFL after the abuse allegations levelled against Hawthorn, writes Tracey Holmes, with the Federal Government watching developments closely.

AFP

Football injuries 'up 20 percent' in Europe's top leagues

London (AFP) - Injuries across Europe's top five leagues rose by 20 percent in the 2021/22 season, according to a study published on Wednesday, as arguments intensify over football's congested calendar ahead of the World Cup.

The Independent UK

Europe’s top clubs paid record-high price for injuries last season – study

Injury costs surpassed the half a billion pound mark for the first time last season

The National (Scotland)

Player workloads the key issue when deciding on new football calendar say FIFPRO

PROTECTING players from excessive workloads must be the starting point for any new international match calendar, one of the leading figures at the…

The Independent UK

Player workloads key issue when deciding new football calendar, say FIFPRO

Ilkay Gundogan and Kevin De Bruyne were among a group of players who expressed concern over the football calendar and the risk of burnout.

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