Al-Sisi: Cairo to host Gaza reconstruction conference in November    PM Madbouly chairs meeting on public-private partnerships in tourism    Egypt launches project to upgrade export environment, streamline port procedures    Gulf investors turn to Egypt's real estate market as strategic gateway for growth    At Aswan Forum, Egypt's FM urges reform of UN Security Council, finance bodies    Tensions rise in Gaza as Israel violates ceasefire agreement    Egypt, WHO sign cooperation strategy to strengthen health system through 2028    EHA, Arab Hospitals Federation discuss cooperation on AI, sustainable healthcare    Egypt's FM joins Sahel region roundtable at Aswan Forum    Egypt successfully hosts Egyptian Amateur Open golf championship with 19-nation turnout    Africa can lead global recovery, Egypt's Sisi tells Aswan Forum    From Impression to Analysis: What International Performance Indicators Reveal about Egypt    Egyptian pound edges up slightly against dollar in Sunday midday trading    Supply Minister: No change in subsidised bread price amid diesel hike    Health ministers adopt 'Cairo Call to Action' to tackle breast cancer across Eastern Mediterranean    Egypt, India hold first strategic dialogue to deepen ties    Egypt: Guardian of Heritage, Waiting for the World's Conscience    Egypt, Qatar sign MoU to boost cooperation in healthcare, food safety    Egypt, UK, Palestine explore financing options for Gaza reconstruction ahead of Cairo conference    Egypt will never relinquish historical Nile water rights, PM says    Al Ismaelia launches award-winning 'TamaraHaus' in Downtown Cairo revival    Al-Sisi, Burhan discuss efforts to end Sudan war, address Nile Dam dispute in Cairo talks    Egypt's Sisi warns against unilateral Nile actions, calls for global water cooperation    Egypt unearths one of largest New Kingdom Fortresses in North Sinai    Egypt unearths New Kingdom military fortress on Horus's Way in Sinai    Egypt Writes Calm Anew: How Cairo Engineered the Ceasefire in Gaza    Egypt's acting environment minister heads to Abu Dhabi for IUCN Global Nature Summit    Egyptian Open Amateur Golf Championship 2025 to see record participation    Cairo's Al-Fustat Hills Park nears completion as Middle East's largest green hub – PM    El-Sisi boosts teachers' pay, pushes for AI, digital learning overhaul in Egypt's schools    Syria releases preliminary results of first post-Assad parliament vote    Karnak's hidden origins: Study reveals Egypt's great temple rose from ancient Nile island    Egypt resolves dispute between top African sports bodies ahead of 2027 African Games    Egypt aims to reclaim global golf standing with new major tournaments: Omar Hisham    Germany among EU's priciest labour markets – official data    Paris Olympic gold '24 medals hit record value    It's a bit frustrating to draw at home: Real Madrid keeper after Villarreal game    Russia says it's in sync with US, China, Pakistan on Taliban    Shoukry reviews with Guterres Egypt's efforts to achieve SDGs, promote human rights    Sudan says countries must cooperate on vaccines    Johnson & Johnson: Second shot boosts antibodies and protection against COVID-19    Egypt to tax bloggers, YouTubers    Egypt's FM asserts importance of stability in Libya, holding elections as scheduled    We mustn't lose touch: Muller after Bayern win in Bundesliga    Egypt records 36 new deaths from Covid-19, highest since mid June    Egypt sells $3 bln US-dollar dominated eurobonds    Gamal Hanafy's ceramic exhibition at Gezira Arts Centre is a must go    Italian Institute Director Davide Scalmani presents activities of the Cairo Institute for ITALIANA.IT platform    







Thank you for reporting!
This image will be automatically disabled when it gets reported by several people.



FIFPRO opposes potential international ban on Super League players
Published in Ahram Online on 20 - 04 - 2021

Players in the planned breakaway Super League should not be used as a leverage tool in the negotiations between clubs and UEFA and they must be allowed to represent their national teams, the global players' union FIFPRO said on Tuesday.
Twelve of Europe's biggest clubs announced on Sunday they intend to launch a new breakaway midweek competition -- a move triggering widespread criticism from football authorities, players and fans across the continent.
The Super League clubs argue that it would increase revenues to the top teams and allow them to distribute more money to the rest of the game.
However, the sport's governing bodies, other teams and fan organisations say it will increase the power and wealth of the elite clubs and the closed structure of the league goes against European football's long-standing model.
Unlike Europe's current elite Champions League competition, where teams have to qualify through their domestic league, the founding Super League teams would guarantee themselves a place in the new competition every year.
In response, UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin has warned that players who join the new Super League will be banned from the World Cup and European Championship if the breakaway materialises.
When asked about players facing potential bans from playing for their national teams, FIFPRO general secretary Jonas Baer-Hoffmann told Reuters: "Well, we disagree with that fundamentally.
"It is obvious that the players are now being used as a leverage tool in this fight, which is just wrong.
"They're not taking the decision, they didn't decide neither on a breakaway nor did they decide about the Champions League reform, and yet they're being pulled in between here.
"We will defend the players (and make sure) that they are allowed to represent their country, which is something that they do with a lot of pride and a lot of passion," he added.
Baer-Hoffmann said the Super League could disrupt the economic landscape of European football, with the smaller clubs likely to lose a major chunk of their current revenue streams.
"Whenever you talk about a single entity potentially drawing billions of euros... yes some of this will be new money, but some of this will be coming from current revenue streams that affect smaller clubs, smaller leagues and therefore thousands of jobs of our members," he said.
"I think what is shocking most people at the minute is just that it would of course completely disrupt the way that football or sports in general in Europe has been built for so long."
(For more sports news and updates, follow Ahram Online Sports on Twitter at @AO_Sports and on Facebook at AhramOnlineSports.)


Clic here to read the story from its source.