Tuesday 29 November 2016

Low wages, threats, late payment – the life of football’s non-elite players

• 14,000 polled by Fifpro but not from England, Spain and Germany
• Global players’ union aims to strengthen case against transfer market

A large number of football players around the world live a precarious existence in which contracts are not respected and their control over their career path is minimal, according to a survey carried out by the global players’ union, Fifpro.

The Fifpro Global Employment Report paints a picture of an industry fraught with instability and, in an alarming number of cases, insufficient regulation, with basic employment standards not being met. Among its findings is 41% of players have experienced delayed salary payments over the last two seasons and the median net monthly income of those surveyed is between $1,000 (£804) and $2,000 a month.

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