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FIFPRO Official Says 'Underload' Restricting Growth of Women's Game

  • Posted Feb 2, 2022 12:28 by Rosahlee Bautista
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INTERNATIONAL: FIFPRO's Director of Global Policy and Strategic Relations for women's football, Sarah Gregorius has said a low number of competitive women's football matches stops players from showing their ability and limits the development of the sport.

A report by global players' union FIFPRO which monitored the workload among women players showed that "underload" is one of the most pressing issues in the sport.

The report found that even at the top level of the game, women players make a relatively low number of appearances each season.

The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a further decrease, with players taking part in an average of 22 matches during the 2019-20 and 2020-21 seasons.

FIFPRO’s Gregorious has highlighted that the players don't have the opportunity to develop properly, but the industry is also not going to develop properly because there isn't enough opportunity for players to go out there, leave it all on the pitch and really showcase what they're capable of if they're just not given enough opportunities to do so.

The scheduling of competitive opportunities is another major issue which can contribute to some players experiencing overload.

Gregorius believes short-term contracts make the problem worse.

Players are actually going from contract to contract, season to season. So, every game is an opportunity to obtain and retain a professional contract. That puts a lot of pressure on the players.

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