New Zealand's premiere women's football team the Football Ferns signed a historic document that guarantees gender equality and pay parity for the Senior Women’s & Men’s National Football teams. Signed in the New Zealand National Library, where we house New Zealand's founding document, the event was attended by many people with links to NZ Football, but also leaders from … [Read more...]
FIFPRO CONGRESS VOTES FOR GENDER EQUALITY
FIFPro will add two female members to its executive committee in 2017, when a new board is due to be elected. Member countries, during the first day of the FIFPro annual general assembly in Costa Rica, voted in favour of amending FIFPro statutes, in order to add the two female representatives to the FIFPro board. The number of board members will increase to … [Read more...]
FIFPro : BIGGEST EVER FOOTBALL SURVEY UNVEILED
FIFPro today has released the findings of its first worldwide survey of working conditions in men’s professional football. The 2016 FIFPro Global Employment Report looks at the life of players in a way that has never been done before. The aim of the survey is to raise awareness of the realities faced by footballers – especially those who are not among the elite at the top of … [Read more...]
FIFPro Asia/Oceania Congress in Kuala Lumpur.
NZPFA board members attended the annual FIFPro Asia/Oceania Congress in Kuala Lumpur. Player associations are critical for the continued growth of Asian football and the women’s game in the region. This was the main conclusion drawn from FIFPro Asia’s Congress in Kuala Lumpur this week, which was attended by NZPFA Andrew Scott-Howman. Representing over 15,000 professional … [Read more...]