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FIFPRO said that some players were working as street vendors, selling ice, sat and other food, to help make ends meet. 21 Footballers in many parts of Asia face an uphill battle to ensure basic rights and the COVID-19 pandemic has made them especially vulnerable to wage cuts and redundancies, the global players’ union FIFPRO said on Tuesday. Although footballers’ rights are a concern worldwide, the problem is acute in Asia because of a lack of dialogue with federations and clubs, FIFPRO general secretary Jonas Baer-Hoffmann told reporters in a conference call. “The unfortunate reality is that in many parts...
