ECA and EPFL "very surprised by FIFPro’s latest press statements" (joint statement)

"The EPFL (Association of European Professional Football Leagues), chaired by Frédéric Thiriez (FRA), and the ECA (European Club Association), chaired by Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (GER), took note of FIFPro’s (International Union of Professional Footballers) latest press releases in which they accuse the EPFL and the ECA of impeding discussions on possible amendments to the transfer system and state their intention to pursue legal action," stated the two organisations in a joint statement released on 03/02/2015.

"Consequently, both the EPFL and the ECA are very surprised by FIFPro’s latest press statements. Furthermore, the EPFL and ECA do not understand FIFPro’s sudden change in tone, which is regrettable," the two organisations added.

"A lot has been achieved over the last couple of years" (ECA and EPFL)

• "Following the latest sub-working group of the FIFA Players’ Status Committee on 23 January, it was agreed between EPFL/ECA and FIFPro to hold bilateral meetings to further discuss topics where disagreement exists.
• The EPFL and ECA would like to stress that they have always been…