The ROGE25 project, also known as Raising Our Game Europe 2025, is all about stepping up the game for women’s football in Europe. It’s like giving it a big boost, you know? So, they’re working with 12 player associations in Europe to make things better for women’s domestic football. And guess what? The European Union’s Erasmus+ Programme is helping to fund this project. That’s pretty cool, right? They’re teaming up with the University of Bordeaux to make it happen.
So, they had this big meeting with FIFPRO member unions to talk about the first cluster analysis report. This report shows how professional women’s football is in 12 European countries. It’s like a map that tells you what’s going on in each country. They talked about things like contracts, health & safety, training & match environments, wages & compensation, and a bunch of other stuff. They wanted to get feedback from the unions to see if they missed anything or if they need to change things up a bit.
The report showed that some areas like contracts, education, and social protection are doing pretty well. But there are some areas that need a lot of work, like freedom of association and collective bargaining, and health and safety. Spain, Italy, and Sweden are doing great, but Scotland, France, and Greece need to catch up.
One of the researchers, Nicolas Delorme, said that they’re going to use the findings from the report to make special toolkits for the unions. These toolkits will help the unions with their strengths and weaknesses, and they’ll also share good practices with everyone. It’s like giving them the right tools to do the job better.
The General Secretary of FIFPRO Europe, Joachim Walltin, gave a shoutout to the researchers and the 12 unions for their hard work. He said they’re all excited about the next steps of the project. In 2024, they’re going to start giving tools and resources to the 12 unions to make things better for women’s players. They’ll have workshops and events to help them out, and it’s all happening before the UEFA Women’s Champions League final in 2024. It’s like they’re gearing up for something big, you know?