E78: Player Workload, Data Empowerment, Health & Safety for Players w/ FIFPRO

The World Football Summit Podcast

Feb 8 2024 • 1 hr 5 mins

Today, Alexander Bielefeld, Director Global Policy & Strategic Relations at FIFPRO, is our guest on the show.

FIFPRO, as you probably know is the global trade union, representing the voice of around 66.000 professional footballers and their national unions to ensure they are heard at the international level.

Alex and I discuss a bunch of things, including:

  • The player workload situation and the risk that playing the current amount of games has for the player’s health and even the business side of football.
  • How that risk could grow further with new competitions, changes in formats of major tournaments, etc.
  • We discuss some surprising findings from the Player Safety Report FIFPRO has published.
  • And of course, we also discuss innovation and technology and how data can empower the player going forward.


World Football Summit: The football we want, and need.

This podcast is for leaders who want to shape the future of the football (or soccer) industry. On this show, we will bring you closer to the people and the organizations who are driving change in the sports business industry all over the world.

You can learn more about us on: