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The PFA survey has been released to mark World Mental Health Day

PFA: Injury and form fears major mental health issues

Fear of injury has impacted the mental health of more than two thirds of players in England and Wales, according to a Professional Footballers' Association survey.

Soccer • 10 Oct 24

The PFA Premier League Team of the Year (L-R): Declan Rice, Ollie Watkins, David Raya, William Saliba, Gabriel Magalhães, Phil Foden, Rodri, Martin Ødegaard, Virgil van Dijk, Erling Haaland and Kyle Walker

Foden and Shaw named PFA Players of the Year

Manchester City duo Phil Foden and Khadija 'Bunny' Shaw have been named men's and women's Player of the Year respectively for last season in at the English Professional Footballers' Association awards tonight.

Soccer • 21 Aug 24

FIFA will hold an enhanced Club World Cup involving 32 teams

Premier League and PFA to sue FIFA over calendar

The Premier League and the Professional Footballers' Association are suing FIFA alongside other European domestic leagues and unions over what they allege is abuse of a dominant position.

Soccer • 23 Jul 24

Aleksander Ceferin is proposing a salary cap

Players will be angry about salary cap proposals - PFA

Players will "rightly be angry" about UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin proposing a salary cap in European football, according to Professional Footballers' Association chief executive Maheta Molango.

Soccer • 26 Apr 23

Maheta Molango, left, the chief executive of PFA

PFA want UK's red list quarantine time halved

Players would like the red list quarantine period cut to five days, the chief executive of the Professional Footballers' Association has said.

Soccer • 06 Oct 21

Six Manchester City players were named on the PFA Team

Champions Man City dominate PFA Team of the Season

Premier League champions Manchester City dominated the Professional Footballers' Association (PFA) Team of the Year which was announced on Friday, with six players making the cut.

Soccer • 04 Jun 21

Celebrations such as this may have to be parked

PFA urges players not to hug after scoring goals

English Professional Footballers' Association chief executive Gordon Taylor has said players will be reminded not to hug their team-mates during goal celebrations following a spate of coronavirus cases across the leagues.

Soccer • 07 Jan 21

Ireland and Everton captain Seamus Coleman and Tom Davies (L)

'Taking the knee' retains overwhelming player support

Taking the knee as an act of solidarity against racism continues to have the overwhelming support of professional footballers, according to the players' union, the Professional Footballers' Association.

Soccer • 18 Dec 20

Gordon Taylor joined the PFA full-time in 1980 after retiring from a playing career which saw him line out for Bolton, Birmingham, Blackburn and Bury

PFA chief Taylor to end 40-year tenure

Gordon Taylor will stand down as the chief executive of the Professional Footballers' Association at the end of the season.

Soccer • 25 Nov 20

Dr Michael Grey, the leader of a study into changes in brain function among footballers, has urged female ex-professionals to come forward

Dementia study desperate to find retired female players

The leader of a study into changes in brain function among footballers is desperate for female ex-professionals to come forward, as he fears dementia could be an even greater issue among women who play the game than men.

Soccer • 25 Nov 20

Kevin de Bruyne (c) in full flow against Liverpool

City star De Bruyne named PFA Player of the Year

Kevin De Bruyne credited Pep Guardiola after becoming the first Manchester City man to be named the Professional Footballers' Association's player of the year.

Soccer • 08 Sep 20

The study analysed 2,073 statements from English-speaking commentators in 80 games

Television commentary shows racial bias, study claims

TV commentators praise players with lighter skin as more intelligent and hardworking than those with darker skin, according to a study by Danish firm RunRepeat in association with the Professional Footballers' Association (PFA).

Soccer • 30 Jun 20

Premier League stars will 'play their part' - Taylor

Professional Footballers' Association chief executive Gordon Taylor says Premier League players have "agreed to play their part" in helping clubs manage the financial fall-out from the coronavirus pandemic.

Soccer • 08 Apr 20

Wayne Rooney made his points in his Sunday Times column

Rooney labels public pressure on players 'a disgrace'

Wayne Rooney has criticised both the government and the Premier League for placing the nation's top footballers in a "no-win situation" over the issue of pay cuts, branding their interventions "a disgrace".

Soccer • 05 Apr 20

Non-playing staff at a number of Premier League clubs have been furloughed

Premier League to meet PFA to discuss 30% pay cut

Premier League clubs are due to speak to the Professional Footballers' Association today over proposals that would see top-flight players take a 30% pay cut to assist with the payment of non-playing staff during the coronavirus pandemic.

Soccer • 04 Apr 20

A masked woman watches an Australian Open practice session in Melbourne

Recap: Your morning sports updates

Read back on all the breaking sports news from this January Thursday morning.

Other sport • 15 Jan 20

The Charity Commission describes the inquiry as the "most serious intervention" it can make.

'Serious concerns' over how PFA charity is being run

A statutory inquiry has been opened into "serious concerns" about how the Professional Footballers' Association charity is being run.

Soccer • 15 Jan 20

The PFA wants a government inquiry in racist allegations

PFA calls for UK government to take lead on racism

The Professional Footballers' Association's equalities coach Iffy Onuora has urged the UK government to take the lead in tackling racism within football.

Soccer • 23 Dec 19

Danny Rose has shared his despair over the continuing scourge of racism in football

Football authorities 'failing players' over racism

Danny Rose's admission that he cannot wait for his football career to be over is a "shocking indictment" of how racism is being handled, according to the Professional Footballers' Association.

Soccer • 05 Apr 19

Gordon Taylor is set to step down from his £2.2million a year role

PFA chief to step down after review

Gordon Taylor is to step down as chief executive of the Professional Footballers' Association after an independent review has been completed.

Soccer • 27 Mar 19

Aaron Lennon was detained Salford on Sunday

PFA: More players seeking help for mental health issues

More and more footballers are seeking help for mental health problems as awareness of the issue grows, according to the Professional Footballers' Association in England.

Soccer • 03 May 17

Eden Hazard has scored 18 goals across all competitions for his club this season

Hazard named PFA Player of the Year

Chelsea midfielder Eden Hazard was the toast of the English game on Sunday as he carried off the PFA Player of the Year award.

Soccer • 27 Apr 15

Luis Suarez will be offered anger management by the PFA

Liverpool fine Suarez but stand by him

Liverpool managing director Ian Ayre insists Luis Suarez will not be sold despite his latest controversy in biting Chelsea defender Branislav Ivanovic.

Soccer • 22 Apr 13

PFA will continue to support Gascoigne - Taylor

Paul Gascoigne still believes he can "get back on track" after his latest "relapse", according to players' chief Gordon Taylor.

Soccer • 04 Feb 13

PFA