FIFPRO warns footballers against engaging in Turkey, Greece, Romania and other countries. The reason is the non-payment of wages

FIFPRO, the global organisation representing professional football players, has issued a warning about signing contracts in several countries around the world due to widespread breaches of contract terms.

FIFPRO issued a warning on Tuesday regarding transfers and subsequent contract signings in several countries around the world. There are exactly seven already, and there is no shortage of European ones.

They are Algeria, China, Greece, Libya, Romania, Saudi Arabia and Turkey. Why the warning? Because these countries regularly and often systematically violate the terms of their agreements.

In Romania and Turkey, a large number of clubs fail to pay their players’ wages on time and the problems are constantly recurring. In addition, many teams in Romania are in insolvency proceedings.

This also results in a problem for the players themselves, who often have to borrow money and may never see it again from the club.

With Greece, the problem is only in the second league, where clubs are closing down without paying their debts. Non-payment of wages is also a problem for teams from Algeria, China and Saudi Arabia.

Libya is not to FIFPRO’s liking on the grounds that the clubs employing the players do not want to provide the appropriate documentation to leave the country and the player is then not allowed to leave.

Thus, the recommendation is that players should avoid such engagements or they can direct their concerns and questions to the players’ union.

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