FIFA accuses players’ union FIFPro of ‘blackmail’ and lack of financial transparency
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“FIFA has accused FIFPro, the global players’ union, of “blackmail” and a lack of financial transparency as tensions between the two bodies escalated. On Thursday, Sergio Marchi, the new FIFPro president, told The Athletic in an exclusive interview that ‘the autocracy of FIFA’s president (Gianni Infantino)’ was the ‘biggest obstacle’ to his union. Following a meeting with 58 player unions in the Netherlands on Friday, FIFPro doubled down on those criticisms, releasing a statement accusing FIFA of ‘seriously undermining’ players’ rights with its ‘autocratic system of governance’. …”
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