FAI and FPAI to move in together
From FAI Website
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The three major initiatives designed to improve the welfare of professional Irish players are:
• A standard player contract
• An Education and Support Trust Fund
• The relocation of the PFAI offices to the new House of Football at Campus Stadium Ireland.
The standard player contract will commence in 2007 and will be phased in as each eircom League player completes a new agreement with a club. The contract will ensure good governance as all agreements between clubs and their players will be properly documented and transparent and it clearly outlines the responsibilities on both parties.
The primary objective of the Trust Fund is to support eircom League players in a structured way enabling players to pursue skill development outside football in the form of scholarships and grants. The model has been developed and adjusted to best facilitate the changing landscape of the domestic game. The Fund will also ensure that all domestic and international professional players will be supported in times of need.
The FAI will be the first National Governing Board to move its national headquarters to the Campus Stadium Ireland facility in West Dublin. A five year programme at Abbotstown will see the Government develop a state-of-the-art facility, including grass and artificial pitches, a sports science, medical and fitness facility and a National Academy for the FAI. The FAI is scheduled to move there during the first half of 2007 and the PFAI will be one of a number of football bodies locating their offices in the association’s building.
Announcing the initiatives, FAI Chief Executive John Delaney said:
“The player is the most important person within the game and those who are good enough to earn a living from the game deserve to be properly looked after. The standard player contact will ensure openness and transparency while the Education and Support Trust Fund is designed to ensure that players have something to fall back on when their careers come to an end. The decision of the PFAI to move to Abbotstown is extremely welcome as it will ensure that the players’ voice will be heard clearly and quickly in the future.”
Welcoming the announcement, PFAI Chief Executive Fran Gavin said:
“We have lobbied for a long time for the introduction of a standard player contract and this is one of the first tangible benefits of the merger between the FAI and the eircom League. The Education and Support Trust Fund is an extension of the International Retired Players Fund and will now cater for players within the eircom League as well as retired players from both the domestic and international scene. The move to Campus Stadium Ireland will be of great benefit to the PFAI in the years ahead when Abbotstown is firmly established as the headquarters of Irish sport.”
FAI and PFAI announce initiatives
FAI and PFAI announce initiatives
The FAI (Football Association of Ireland) and the PFAI (Professional Footballer's Association of Ireland) have today announced agreement on three new initiatives for the coming years including an important development regarding player contracts. The first regards the development of a "standard player contract" which will begin in a phased basis from 2007. It will be phased in as players in the eircom League end one contract and sign a new one. "The contract will ensure good governance as all agreements between clubs and their players will be properly documented and transparent and it clearly outlines the responsibilities on both parties."
The second initiative sees the creation of "an education and support trust fund". It has been established taking into account the chaning face of Irish football and aims to enable "players to pursue skill development outside football in the form of scholarships and grants". The trust also aims to support any domestic or international footballers who may fall on hard times. Finally, the PFAI will relocate its offices to the Campus Stadium Ireland facility in West Dublin. The FAI are already committed to relocating and hope to be setup by mid 2007.
Read more at www.irishfootballonline.com
FAI and PFAI announce new measures for eircom League players
FAI and PFAI announce new measures for eircom League players
The FAI and the PFAI the players’ union have announced that all eircom League players will be issued with standard contracts and will have access to educational support.As the two bodies get ready for the new league to get underway in 2007 Bob McKenzie of FAI.ie spoke to the two bodies Chief Executives John Delaney and Fran Gavin as well as Tony Higgins of the International Players’ Union-FIFPRO.
Taken from www.fai.ie
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