New football players'' union starts
Introduction
On Thursday in Madrid, a new union for football players started. The union is called AIF. David Aganzo leads it. He was the head of FIFPRO before. Now he is the head of the Spanish players'' union AFE. Unions from Brazil, Mexico, and Switzerland are part of it. This happens when FIFPRO and FIFA are not friends.
Main Body
In 2024, FIFPRO asked a court to look at FIFA. FIFPRO said FIFA did not talk to players before making decisions about games. In February, AFE left FIFPRO. Almost all members of AFE voted to leave. They said FIFPRO did not tell them what was happening. Aganzo went to a FIFA meeting in Morocco last December. At that meeting, people agreed on how to help players. FIFPRO did not go to that meeting. FIFPRO did not agree with the decisions. At the AIF launch, Aganzo said the new union gives players a voice. He said players must make their own decisions. He said FIFA did not help start the union. He said talking to FIFA is important. He said 15 to 20 other unions want to join. FIFPRO said Aganzo only thinks about himself. FIFPRO said he does not speak for all players. FIFA said it is happy to talk to groups that represent players. A reporter asked about Iran and Italy in the World Cup. Aganzo said teams should win games to go to the World Cup.
Conclusion
The new union is a rival to FIFPRO. The fight between FIFPRO and FIFA continues. The new union wants to talk directly to FIFA. Its power will depend on how many unions join.