Fifa: Legal action against world football's governing body to include women's schedule
European Leagues and the players' union Fifpro have expanded their legal complaint against FIFA to include allegations of abusive conduct regarding the women's international match calendar. The complaint argues that FIFA's unilateral decision-making threatens the sustainability of women's football and creates conflicts of interest.
Why it matters
This legal challenge could fundamentally change how international football governance is structured and how player welfare is regulated globally.
Image source, Getty Images Image caption, Fifa has been under pressure since a scrapped plan to sell stakes in its competitions to investment firms
Legal action from the top European leagues and global players' union Fifpro against Fifa has been extended to include the world governing body's "abusive conduct" towards the women's game.
European Leagues, which represents 53 professional divisions, including the Premier League, and 1,328 clubs in 34 countries, first filed the complaint to the European Commission to protect the welfare of men's players in October 2024.
The complaint stated that Fifa abused a dominant position under European competition law allegedly by not including national leagues and player unions over the new men's international calendar announced in 2023.
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