FIFPRO explained

FIFPRO World Players' Union
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Type:	Professional football player organisation
Location:	Hoofddorp, Netherlands
Region Served:	Worldwide
Membership:	66 full members^[1]
Language:	English, French, Spanish

The Fédération Internationale des Associations de Footballeurs Professionnels, generally referred to as FIFPRO, is the worldwide representative organisation for 65,000 professional footballers.^[2] FIFPRO, with its global headquarters in Hoofddorp, Netherlands, is made up of 66 national players' associations. In addition, there are four candidate members. Lionel Messi has the most ever appearances in the FIFA FIFPRO World 11 with 17 overall, followed by Cristiano Ronaldo with 15.^[3]

History

On 15 December 1965, representatives of the French, Scottish, English, Italian and Dutch players' associations met in Paris, with the objective of setting up an international federation for footballers. In the second half of June 1966, the first FIFPRO congress took place in London, just before the start of the 1966 FIFA World Cup. The articles of association of FIFPRO were thereby adopted and the objectives accurately laid down. FIFPRO was responsible for increasing the solidarity between professional footballers and players' associations.

It was originally laid down that a congress would be held once every four years at a minimum. The latest congress was in Uruguay in October 2022.^[4]

FIFPRO has grown from a European organisation into a global network and has done much to support countries on other continents – Asia/Oceania, Africa, and North, Central and South America – in their efforts to set up players' associations.

FIFPRO tried to offer the players' associations or other interest associations the means for mutual consultation and co-operation to achieve their objectives. In addition, it wished to co-ordinate the activities of the different affiliated groups in order to promote the interests of all professional footballers. Indeed, FIFPRO likewise had in mind propagating and defending the rights of professional footballers. The emphasis was thereby laid on the freedom of the football player to be able to choose the club of his choice at the end of his contract. FIFPRO supported Belgian footballer Jean-Marc Bosman in his judicial challenge of the football transfer rules which led to the Bosman ruling in 1995.^[5]

In 2013, FIFPRO launched a legal challenge against the transfer system.^{[6] [7] [8] [9]} Phillipe Piat, the FIFPRO president at the time, said "the transfer system fails 99% of players around the world, it fails football as an industry and it fails the world's most beloved game". According to the President of FIFPRO Division Europe Bobby Barnes, 28% of the money from a transfer fee is paid to agents, and many players are not paid on time or at all. He claims this leads to these players being "vulnerable targets of crime syndicates, who instigate match-fixing and threaten the very existence of credible football competitions". Writing for the BBC, Matt Slater said "professional footballers do not enjoy the same freedoms that almost every other EU worker does", and that "players look at US sport, and wonder why their career prospects are still constrained by transfer fees and compensation costs".

In recent years, FIFPRO has established itself as a leading reference in the football industry through player surveys and research into concussion,^[10] mental health,^[11] social media abuse,^[12] player workload monitoring,^[13] and more.

FIFPRO looks into securing a safe workspace for players, promoting their rights as ordinary workers. FIFPRO introduced new regulations to protect the rights of current and prospective mothers. These minimum conditions, agreed upon by FIFA and other governing bodies, offer women more job security and came into effect on 1 January 2021.^[14]

In the last five years, FIFPRO has repeatedly intervened to protect and enforce the rights of players to participate in an environment free from sexual misconduct, harassment, and abuse.^[15] FIFPRO is a firm advocate of ensuring that all people, including players, should be guaranteed and protected by human rights. In 2021, FIFPRO played an active role in the group evacuation of women's footballers and athletes from Afghanistan.^[16]

Current board

FIFPRO’s member unions in June 2024 approved by an overwhelming majority governance recommendations to enhance the global representation of professional footballers following a review by management consultancy Oliver Wyman.^[17] An interim global board was elected, who will serve until November 2024 when a 12-person board will be elected at a General Assembly.^[18]

• Interim Board: Magnus Erlingmark (Sweden), Kathryn Gill (Australia), Maheta Molango (England), Sergio Marchi (Argentina), Geremie Njitap (Cameroon), Stefano Sartori (Italy), Alejandro Sequeira (Costa Rica), David Terrier (France).
• Secretary General: Stephane Burchkalter

Members

Founded on 15 December 1965, FIFPRO has 66 full members and 4 candidate members.^{[19] [20]} Upon graduation to the next level, new members sign an affiliation agreement that promotes loyalty, integrity and fairness as well as principles of good governance, including open and transparent communications, democratic processes, checks and balances, solidarity and corporate social responsibility. Notably, two of the most preeminent nations in world football, Brazil and Germany, are not members of the FIFPRO.

Full members

Country	Association name	Member	FIFPRO
Argentina	(FAA)	2019	https://fifpro.org/en/members/futbolistas-argentinos-agremiados
Australia	Professional Footballers Australia (PFA)	1999	https://fifpro.org/en/members/professional-footballers-australia
Austria	(VdF)	2019	https://fifpro.org/en/members/vereinigung-der-fussballer
Belgium	United Athletes (UA)	1992	https://fifpro.org/en/members/united-athletes
Bolivia	Federación Sindical de Futbolistas Profesionales de Bolivia (FABOL)	2007	https://fifpro.org/en/members/federacion-sindical-de-futbolistas-profesionales-de-bolivia
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Sindikat Profesionalnih Fudbalera u Bosni i Hercegovini (SPFBiH)	2020	https://fifpro.org/en/members/sindikat-profesionalnih-fudbalera-u-bosni-i-hercegovini
Botswana	Footballers Union of Botswana (FUB)	2016	https://fifpro.org/en/members/footballers-union-of-botswana
Bulgaria	Association of Bulgarian Footballers (ABF)	2008	https://fifpro.org/en/members/association-of-bulgarian-footballers
Cameroon	Syndicat National des Footballeurs Camerounais (SYNAFOC)	2001	https://fifpro.org/en/members/syndicat-national-des-footballeurs-camerounais
Chile	(SIFUP)	2005	https://fifpro.org/en/members/sindicato-interempresa-de-futbolistas-profesionales-de-chile
Colombia	Asociación Colombiana de Futbolistas Profesionales (ACOLFUTPRO)	2007	https://fifpro.org/en/members/asociacion-colombiana-de-futbolistas-profesionales
Congo, Democratic Republic of	Union des Footballeurs du Congo (UFC)	2010	https://fifpro.org/en/members/union-des-footballeurs-du-congo
Costa Rica	Asociacion de Jugadores Profesionales (ASOJUPRO)	2011	https://fifpro.org/en/members/asociacion-de-jugadores-profesionales
Croatia	Hrvatska Udruga Nogometni Sindikat (HUNS)	2012	https://fifpro.org/en/members/hrvatska-udruga-nogometni-sindikat
Cyprus	Pancyprian Footballers Association (PASP)	2005	https://fifpro.org/en/members/pancyprian-footballers-association
Czechia (Czech Republic)	(ČAFH)	2012	https://fifpro.org/en/members/czech-association-of-football-players
Denmark	Spillerforeningen	1993	https://fifpro.org/en/members/spillerforeningen
Egypt	Egyptian Professional Footballers Association (EPFA)	2002	https://fifpro.org/en/members/egyptian-professional-footballers-association
England	Professional Footballers' Association (PFA)	1965	https://fifpro.org/en/members/professional-footballers-association
Finland	(JPY)	2001	https://fifpro.org/en/members/jalkapallon-pelaajayhdistys-ry
France	Union Nationale des Footballeurs Professionnels (UNFP)	1965	https://fifpro.org/en/members/union-nationale-des-footballeurs-professionnels
Gabon	Association Nationale des Footballeurs Professionnels du Gabon (ANFPG)	2017	https://fifpro.org/en/members/association-nationale-des-footballeurs-professionnels-du-gabon
Ghana	Professional Footballers Association of Ghana (PFAG)	2013	https://fifpro.org/en/members/professional-footballers-association-of-ghana
Greece	Panhellenic Professional Football Players Association (PSAPP)	1977	https://fifpro.org/en/members/panhellenic-professional-football-players-association
Guatemala	Sindicato de Futbolistas Profesionales de Guatemala (SIFUPGUA)	2014	https://fifpro.org/en/members/sindicato-de-futbolistas-profesionales-de-guatemala
Honduras	Asociación de Futbolistas de Honduras (AFHO)	2017	https://fifpro.org/en/members/asociacion-de-futbolistas-de-honduras
Hungary	(HLSZ)	1996	https://fifpro.org/en/members/hivatasos-labdarugok-szervezete
Indonesia	Asosiasi Pesepakbola Profesional Indonesia (APPI)	2009	https://fifpro.org/en/members/asosiasi-pesepakbola-profesional-indonesia
India	Football Players' Association of India (FPAI)	2009	https://fifpro.org/en/members/football-players-association-of-india
Ireland	Professional Footballers' Association of Ireland (PFAI)	1996	https://fifpro.org/en/members/professional-footballers-association-of-ireland
Israel	Israel Football Players Organization (IFPO)	2016	https://fifpro.org/en/members/israel-football-players-organization
Italy	Associazione Italiana Calciatori (AIC)	1968	https://fifpro.org/en/members/associazone-italiana-calciatori
Japan	Japan Pro-footballers Association (JPFA)	2000	https://fifpro.org/en/members/japan-pro-footballers-association
Kenya	Kenya Footballers Welfare Association (KEFWA)	2018	https://fifpro.org/en/members/kenya-footballers-welfare-association
Korea, Republic of (South Korea)	Korea Pro-Footballer's Association (KPFA)	2019	https://fifpro.org/en/members/korea-pro-footballer-s-association
Malaysia	Professional Footballers Association of Malaysia (PFAM)	2019	https://fifpro.org/en/members/professional-footballers-association-of-malaysia
Malta	Malta Football Players Association (MFPA)	2014	https://fifpro.org/en/members/malta-football-players-association
Mexico	Asociación Mexicana de Futbolistas (AMFpro)	2018	https://fifpro.org/en/members/asociacion-mexicana-de-futbolistas
Montenegro	Sindikat Profesionalnih Fudbalera Crne Gore (SPFCG)	2012	https://fifpro.org/en/members/sindikat-profesionalnih-fudbalera-crne-gore
Morocco	(UMFP)	2019	https://fifpro.org/en/members/union-marocaine-des-footballeurs-professionnels
Netherlands	Vereniging van Contractspelers (VVCS)	1965	https://fifpro.org/en/members/vereniging-van-contractspelers
New Zealand	New Zealand Professional Footballers' Association (NZPFA)	2004	https://fifpro.org/en/members/new-zealand-professional-footballers-association
North Macedonia	Sindikat na fudbaleri na Makedonija (SFM)	2017	https://fifpro.org/en/members/sindikat-na-fudbaleri-na-makedonija
Norway	Norske Idrettsutøveres Sentralorganisasjon (NISO)	2019	https://fifpro.org/en/members/norske-idrettsutoveres-sentralorganisasjon
Panama	Asociación de Futbolistas de Panamá (AFUTPA)	2018	https://fifpro.org/en/members/asociacion-de-futbolistas-de-panama
Paraguay	Futbolistas Asociados del Paraguay (FAP)	2013	https://fifpro.org/en/members/futbolistas-asociados-del-paraguay
Peru	Agremiación de Futbolistas Profesionales del Perú (SAFAP)	2002	https://fifpro.org/en/members/agremiacion-de-futbolistas-profesionales-del-peru
Poland	(PZP)		https://fifpro.org/en/members/polski-zwiazek-pilkarzy
Portugal	Sindicato dos Jogadores Profissionais de Futebol (SJPF)	1985	https://fifpro.org/en/members/sindicato-dos-jogadores-profissionais-de-futebol
Qatar	Qatar Players Association (QPA)	2018	https://fifpro.org/en/members/qatar-players-association
Romania	Asociatia Fotbalistilor Amatori si Nonamatori (AFAN)	1998	https://fifpro.org/en/members/asociatia-fotbalistilor-amatori-si-nonamatori
Scotland	Professional Footballers' Association Scotland (PFA Scotland)	1965	https://fifpro.org/en/members/pfa-scotland
Serbia	Sindikat Profesionalnih Fudbalera Nezavisnost (SPFN)	2009	https://fifpro.org/en/members/sindikat-profesionalnih-fudbalera-nezavisnost
Slovakia	Únia Futbalových Profesionálov (UFP)	2021	https://fifpro.org/en/members/unia-futbalovych-profesionalov
Slovenia	Sindikat Profesionalnih Igralcev Nogometa Slovenije (SPINS)	2005	https://fifpro.org/en/members/sindikat-profesionalnih-igralcev-nogometa-slovenije
South Africa	South African Football Players Union (SAFPU)	2002	https://fifpro.org/en/members/south-african-football-players-union
Spain	Asociación de Futbolistas Españoles (AFE)	1978	https://fifpro.org/en/members/asociacion-de-futbolistas-espanoles
Sweden	- Svenska Fotbollsspelare (SFS)	1990	https://fifpro.org/en/members/spelarforeningen-fotboll-i-sverige-svenska-fotbollsspelare-sfs
Switzerland	Swiss Association of Football Players (SAFP)	2002	https://fifpro.org/en/members/swiss-association-of-football-players
Türkiye (Turkey)	(TPFD)	2019	https://fifpro.org/en/members/turkish-professional-footballers-association
Ukraine	All-Ukrainian Association of Professional Football Players (AUAPFP)	2014	https://fifpro.org/en/members/all-ukrainian-association-of-professional-football-players
United States of America	Major League Soccer Players Association (MLS Players Association)	2006	https://fifpro.org/en/members/major-league-soccer-players-association
Uruguay	(MUFP)	2019	https://fifpro.org/en/members/mutual-uruguaya-de-futbolistas-profesionales
Venezuela	Asociación Única de Futbolistas Profesionales de Venezuela (AUFPV)	2014	https://fifpro.org/en/members/asociacion-unica-de-futbolistas-profesionales-de-venezuela
Zambia	Footballers and Allied Workers Union of Zambia (FAWUZ)	2019	https://fifpro.org/en/members/footballers-and-allied-workers-union-of-zambia
Zimbabwe	Footballers Union of Zimbabwe (FUZ)	2010	https://fifpro.org/en/members/footballers-union-of-zimbabwe

Candidate members

Country	Association name	Member	FIFPRO
Canada	Professional Footballers Association Canada (PFACan)		https://fifpro.org/en/members/professional-footballers-association-canada
Iceland	Leikmannasamtök Íslands / Icelandic PFA (IPFA)		https://fifpro.org/en/members/leikmannasamtok-islands-icelandic-pfa
Kyrgyzstan	Association of Professional Football Players of the Kyrgyz Republic (APFKR)	2022	https://fifpro.org/en/members/association-of-professional-football-players-of-the-kyrgyz-republic
Uzbekistan	Uzbekistan Footballers Union (UFU)		https://fifpro.org/en/members/uzbekistan-footballers-union

FIFA FIFPRO World 11

See main article: FIFA FIFPRO World 11. The FIFA FIFPRO World 11 are the best men's and women's teams of the year. FIFPRO invites all professional men's and women's footballers to compose the teams. Originally called FIFPRO World 11, in 2009, the world players' union joined hands with FIFA. While the format remained the same, the award name changed to the current "FIFA FIFPRO World 11".

FIFPRO World Player of the Year (2005–2008)

Year	Player	Club	Ref.
2005	Ronaldinho	Barcelona	^[21]
2006	Ronaldinho	Barcelona	^[22]
2007	Kaká	Milan	^[23]
2008	Cristiano Ronaldo	Manchester United	^[24]

FIFPRO granted this award from 2005 to 2008; in 2009 it merged with the FIFA World Player of the Year, which was succeeded by the FIFA Ballon d'Or in 2010 and later The Best FIFA Men's Player in 2016.^[25]

FIFPRO Young Player of the Year (2005–2008)

Year	Player	Club	Ref.
2005	Wayne Rooney	Manchester United
2006	Lionel Messi	Barcelona
2007	Lionel Messi	Barcelona
2008	Lionel Messi	Barcelona	^[26]

FIFPRO granted this award from 2005 to 2008, after which it was discontinued. (Players born after 1985)

Social impact awards

FIFPRO Merit Awards

In 2008 FIFPRO established its Merit Award, to recognise professional footballers who have made a significant contribution to a charitable cause and are socially engaged. It honours players who use their platform to take action to improve the lives of people in need.^[27] The award is worth US$25,000 (as of 2018). Winners of the FIPRO Merit Award include:^[28]

• 2008 – Ibrahim Kargbo (Sierra Leone), ambassador of the Care Foundation in Sierra Leone
• 2009 – Shabani Nonda (DR Congo), for his foundation that organised annual football tournaments for 350 poor children in Kinshasa, and for his payment of school supplies and school fees, and for organising a Match for Peace (featuring other DR Congo players) to raise funds for victims of violence
• 2010 – Steven Bryce and Reynaldo Parks (Costa Rica), for their project to help children and young people in deprived neighbourhoods
• 2011 – Peres Center for Peace (Israel), for its Twinned Peace Sport Schools project, which annually engages thousands of children from Israel and the Palestinian Authority, and promotes peace between Israelis and Palestinians
• 2012 – Japan Pro-Footballers Association (JPFA^[29]), for their charity work for the victims of the 2011 Japanese tsunami
• 2013 – Stiliyan Petrov (Bulgaria), for his leukaemia foundation
• 2014 – Héctor Santibanez, for a football school for children with Down syndrome
• 2015 – Kei Kamara and Michael Lahoud (Sierra Leone), for Schools for Salone, a charity that builds schools
• 2016 – Haley Carter (USA), for raising support for the Afghan women's team
• 2017 – Mihai Nesu (Romania), for building a recovery centre for disabled children
• 2018 – Awer Mabil (Australia), for his charity Barefoot to Boots, providing essentials and football equipment for children in Kakuma refugee camp, Kenya^[30]
• 2019 – Johanna Omolo (Kenya), for his foundation that supplies poor children with essentials in Dandora, Kenya

In 2020 the format changed, and four awards were given:^[31]

• Player Activism: a player who advocates for a cause to bring about political or social change
• Player Impact: a player who acts to create a positive impact in others' lives
• Player Voice: players who use their platform to raise their voice (and sometimes others) to create awareness or help bring about change with regard to an issue within the football industry
• FIFPRO Hero: a player who has done something extraordinary and special, needing acknowledgement by FIFPRO.

2020

• Player Activism: Javiera Moreno, for fighting sexual abuse in women's football
• Player Impact: Marcus Rashford, for organising free school meals for disadvantaged children in the UK
• Player Voice: Cyprus Women's National Team, for advocacy for equality in Cypriot football
• FIFPRO Hero: Aidana Otorbaeva, for organising volunteers to help in hospitals during the COVID-19 pandemic

In 2022, FIFPRO introduced the Union Impact Award, to recognise outstanding work done by unions on the ground to support players.^[27]

See also

• FIFA Ballon d'Or
• Ballon d'Or
• FIFA World Player of the Year
• The Best FIFA Football Awards
• UEFA Team of the Year

External links

• • FIFA FIFPRO World 11 – Award History FIFPRO World Players' Union

Notes and References

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3. News: Lionel Messi: World 11 through the years . 15 January 2024 . 15 January 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240115205630/https://fifpro.org/en/supporting-players/player-influence/world11/lionel-messi-through-the-years-in-the-world-11 . live .
4. News: Uruguay hosts fruitful 2022 FIFPRO General Assembly . 6 November 2022 . 6 November 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221106182315/https://fifpro.org/en/who-we-are/fifpro-members/uruguay-hosts-fruitful-2022-fifpro-general-assembly . live .
5. News: FIFPRO Gallery:Jean-Marc Bosman . FIFPRO . 27 June 2022 . 27 June 2022 . 27 June 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220627184430/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XsOaC6QUJ-o&gl=US&hl=en . live .
6. News: FIFPro announces legal challenge to transfer system . FIFPro Official Website . 17 December 2013 . 18 December 2013 . 19 December 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131219132800/http://www.fifpro.org/news/news_details/2455 . dead .
7. News: Fifpro to launch legal challenge against transfer system because it 'shackles' players . https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/10523185/Fifpro-to-launch-legal-challenge-against-transfer-system-because-it-shackles-players.html . 2022-01-12 . subscription . The Telegraph . 17 December 2013 . 17 December 2013.
8. News: Players' union Fifpro to take transfer system to European courts . The Guardian . 17 December 2013 . 17 December 2013 . 18 December 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131218053807/http://www.theguardian.com/football/2013/dec/17/players-union-fifpro-transfer-system-european-courts . live .
9. News: Football transfer system must change, says world players' union . BBC Sport . 17 December 2013 . 17 December 2013 . 18 December 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131218100136/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/25418135 . live .
10. News: Concussions can pose a serious risk to professional players . 27 June 2022 . 3 July 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220703211637/https://fifpro.org/en/supporting-players/health-and-performance/concussion-management . live .
11. News: Mental Health issues have reached worrying levels amongst players . 27 June 2022 . 27 June 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220627002009/https://fifpro.org/en/supporting-players/health-and-performance/mental-health . live .
12. News: Decoding Online Abuse of Players . 27 June 2022 . 29 June 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220629221935/https://fifpro.org/media/ntie13bw/fifpro-nbpa-wnbpa-decoding_online_abuse.pdf . live .
13. News: Player & High Performance Coach Surveys . 27 June 2022 . 27 June 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220627192950/https://fifpro.org/media/u0wfy0ba/220610_fifpro_men_pwm_flash_en_digital-2.pdf . live .
14. News: A player's right to be a parent must be protected . FIFPRO . 27 June 2022 . 27 June 2022 . 3 July 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220703211636/https://fifpro.org/en/supporting-players/conditions-of-employment/maternity-and-parental-provision . live .
15. News: A safe and reliable framework is needed to protect players from sexual abuse . 27 June 2022 . 5 July 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220705224942/https://fifpro.org/en/supporting-players/safe-working-environments/sexual-abuse . live .
16. News: Group evacuation of women football players and athletes from Afghanistan . 27 June 2022 . 27 June 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220627190149/https://fifpro.org/en/supporting-players/safe-working-environments/human-rights/group-evacuation-of-women-football-players-and-athletes-from-afghanistan . live .
17. Web site: Fifpro Member Unions Approve Governance Upgrades. FIFPro . 19 June 2024 . 9 June 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240609071926/https://fifpro.org/en/who-we-are/our-organisation/fifpro-house/fifpro-member-unions-approve-governance-upgrades-to-enhance-global-player-support . live .
18. Web site: Fifpro Board . FIFPro . 19 June 2024 . 19 June 2024 . 26 June 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220626115707/https://fifpro.org/en/who-we-are/our-organisation/board . live .
19. Web site: Our member player associations . 17 February 2021 . fifpro.org . . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20211018083717/https://fifpro.org/en/about-us/our-member-player-associations . 18 October 2021.
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22. Web site: Ronaldinho Voted FIFPro World Player of the Year AGAIN . FIFPro . 24 November 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151125065012/http://www.fifpro.org/en/news/ronaldinho-voted-fifpro-world-player-of-the-year-again . 25 November 2015 . dead.
23. Web site: Kaká voted FIFPro World Player of the Year . SAFP . 24 November 2015 . 1 January 2007 . 27 October 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201027032744/http://www.safp.ch/news/kaka-voted-fifpro-world-player-year . dead .
24. Web site: Ronaldo voted FIFPro World Player of the Year . UEFA . 24 November 2015 . 27 October 2008 . 2 October 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151002221949/http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/newsid=767352.html . live .
25. Web site: The FIFA Ballon d'Or is born . https://web.archive.org/web/20121222031005/http://www.fifa.com/ballondor/archive/edition=1999902010/news/newsid=1268497/index.html . dead . December 22, 2012 . FIFA.com . Fédération Internationale de Football Association . 5 July 2010 . 30 July 2015.
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28. Web site: All winners of the FIFPRO Merit Award since 2008 . FIFPRO . 11 December 2019 . 2 December 2022 . 1 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221201235810/https://fifpro.org/en/supporting-players/player-influence/merit-award/all-winners-of-the-fifpro-merit-award/ . live .
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30. Web site: Hytner . Mike . Barefoot to Boots: Socceroo Awer Mabil recognised for refugee work . . 30 November 2018 . 2 December 2022 . 2 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221202005208/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/nov/30/barefoot-to-boots-socceroo-awer-mabil-recognised-for-refugee-work . live .
31. Web site: Explaining the FIFPRO Merit Awards . FIFPRO . 8 November 2021 . 2 December 2022 . 1 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221201235806/https://fifpro.org/en/supporting-players/player-influence/merit-award/explaining-the-fifpro-merit-awards/ . live .