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2 2016 FIFPRO GLOBAL EMPLOYMENT REPORT Working Conditions in Professional Football IN COLLABORATION WITH IN COLLABORATION WITH 2016 Football 3 Employment Report “WE FOOTBALLERS STANDTOGETHER, PROUD AND UNITED AND THIS SOLIDARITY GIVES US OUR STRENGTH. Didier Drogba Striker, Ivory Coast Honorary President, FIFPro Division Africa Working conditions IN professional football 2016 FIFPro GLOBAL EMPLOYMENT TOP REPORT FINDINGS Working Conditions in Professional Football 2 TOP FINDING BEYOND THE FLOODLIGHTS The global football employment market is a tale of three worlds community. As a consequence, it has developed into a Published for the frst time, the 2016 FIFPro global economy and the employment of professional Global Employment Report is the most players is at the heart of the game.comprehensive and far-reaching survey of its kind, analysing the labour conditions The global employment market for professional of professional players in the world’s most footballers is as fragmented as the competitiveness popular team sport. and wealth in football overall. The borders of this segmented world map can neither be grouped by Football is deeply rooted in our societies and geography nor by league – and striking differences generates passion, commitment and a strong sense of sometimes exist even within a single club.