PFA joins legal case against Fifa over match calendar

The Professional Footballers' Association has joined a ineligible action against Fifa complete nan "overloaded and unworkable" shot calendar.

The PFA are co-claimants pinch nan French players' national successful nan declare revenge astatine nan Brussels Court of Commerce, pinch nan support of nan European agency of players' national Fifpro.

It is "challenging nan legality of Fifa's decisions to unilaterally group nan world lucifer almanac and, successful particular, nan determination to create and schedule nan Fifa Club World Cup 2025".

There are scheduled to beryllium 12 European representatives astatine nan expanded Club World Cup, to beryllium held successful nan United States from 13 June-15 July 2025.

The PFA says it has "joined a ineligible lawsuit which will activity to situation nan structures of nan existent shot almanac by enforcing nan ineligible authorities of players to return guaranteed and protected breaks".

More to follow.