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Gianni Infantino FIFA President<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Players union FIFPRO has filed a legal claim against world football\u2019s governing body, FIFA, it said on Thursday.<\/p>\n

In May, FIFA said they would not consider rescheduling their 32-team Club World Cup after global players\u2019 union FIFPRO and the World Leagues Association (WLA) threatened legal action if they did not review their plans.<\/p>\n

FIFPRO said England\u2019s Professional Footballers\u2019 Association (PFA) and France\u2019s players union (UNFP), both of which are members, submitted a legal claim with the Brussels Court of Commerce on Thursday.<\/p>\n

\u201cFIFPRO Europe member unions have today submitted a legal claim against FIFA, challenging the legality of FIFA\u2019s decisions to unilaterally set the International Match Calendar and, in particular, the decision to create and schedule the FIFA Club World Cup 2025,\u201d FIFPRO said in a statement.<\/p>\n

\u201cPlayer unions believe that these decisions violate the rights of players and their unions under the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights while also potentially violating EU competition law,\u201d the statement added.<\/p>\n

FIFA did not immediately respond to an emailed request for comment from Reuters.<\/p>\n

In May, FIFPRO and WLA had expressed their concern over the expanded competition in a letter addressed to FIFA President Gianni Infantino and Secretary General Mattias Grafstrom.<\/p>\n

Their letter said the global football calendar is \u201cbeyond saturation\u201d and that national leagues are unable to properly organise their competitions, while players are being pushed beyond their limits, with significant injury risks.<\/p>\n

In response, FIFA rejected their claims that it had made unilateral decisions to benefit its competitions in the international calendar.<\/p>\n

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