FIFPRO

FIFPRO World Players' Union
Formation15 December 1965; 58 years ago (1965-12-15)
TypeProfessional football player organisation
Location
Region served
Worldwide
Membership
66 full members[1]
Official language
English, French, Spanish
Websitewww.fifpro.org

The Fédération Internationale des Associations de Footballeurs Professionnels (transl. International Federation of Professional Footballers), 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]

  1. ^ "Professional football players are at the heart of everything we do". Archived from the original on 27 June 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
  2. ^ "FIFPRO defends the rights of players and advances their interests". Archived from the original on 2 July 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
  3. ^ "Lionel Messi: World 11 through the years". Archived from the original on 15 January 2024. Retrieved 15 January 2024.