FIFPRO takes legal action against FIFA following packed football schedule,
FIFA has been sued by the players’ union, the International Federation of Professional Footballers (FIFPRO).
Recently, FIFA announced that they are taking steps to expand the FIFA Club World Cup tournament.
The World Leagues Association (WLA) and the Worldwide Players’ Union (FIFPRO) have taken legal action against FIFA after claiming that they are not backing down from expanding the Club World Cup.
According to ESPN, FIFPRO statement reads, “FIFPRO Europe member unions have today submitted a legal claim against FIFA, challenging the legality of FIFA’s decisions to unilaterally set the International Match Calendar and, in particular, the decision to create and schedule the FIFA Club World Cup 2025.
“Player unions believe that these decisions violate the rights of players and their unions under the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights while also potentially violating EU competition law.”
On Thursday, the Professional Footballers’ Association (PFA) of England and the Players Union (UNFP) of France—both of which are members—filed a lawsuit with the Brussels Court of Commerce against FIFA.
Edin Terzic started as an interim manager in 2021 after winning the German Cup, before taking the permanent job in 2022.
The German manager recently took Dortmund to the final of the UEFA Champions League but lost to Real Madrid.
He has agreed to part ways with the club after terminating his contract with immediate effect due to a reported altercation with a player.
The news was hit back by the FIFPRO and WLA, who wrote to FIFA Secretary General Mattias Grafstrom and President Gianni Infantino in May expressing their concerns about the increased competition.
The complaints have been followed up with a lawsuit against FIFA as they look to stop the governing body from making such adjustments.
I didn’t think it could go on like this. I felt insulted in my honour to stand on the pitch in that kit. So submissive, so inferior in footballing terms.
In an interview conducted just days before the Wembley final, the seasoned centre-back questioned the manager’s strategies against other elite clubs.
Hummels said: “I was furious because I was of the opinion that Borussia Dortmund shouldn’t play like that – against any opponent in the world.
‘I didn’t think it could go on like this. I felt insulted in my honour to stand on the pitch in that kit. So submissive, so inferior in footballing terms.
“The two Stuttgart games and the away game in Leverkusen. That was barricading with 11 men in the box
According to German publication Bild, Terzic became angry by the remarks, and a dispute between him and Hummels is said to have escalated into violence.
Dortmund had been debating the sanctions for both when the manager tendered his resignation.
Terzic said after leaving the club, “After the game at Wembley, I asked for a meeting with the club’s senior management team, because after nine years at BVB – including six on the coaching staff and two and a half as head coach – I feel that the club’s new era should begin with a new man on the touchline.
“Everyone close to me knows that this has been a very difficult decision for me to take over the last few weeks, but after intensive discussions my fundamental feeling has not changed. I wish Borussia Dortmund the very best, thank you and see you soon