Alex Phillips

Formerly: FIFA advisor, World Football Remission Fund, UEFA/AFC/Deloitte, MESGO/FIMBA, trailing spouse @lost_food, legacy fan, etc. Personal views, etc.

[Alex Phillips @AlexPhillips8]

A few suggestions here to improve the future of European football: https://t.co/EgVCQ2Sy1b #europeanfootball #europeansuperleague #UEFA @uefa @FIFAcom @ECAEurope @EuropeanLeagues @FIFPRO @SDEurope07 @FansEurope @playthegame_org @EuSport @sport_coe

[FIFPRO @FIFPRO]

• A new Association Board
• An expanded FIFPRO membership
• Onana, Kang and Sallstrom #MeritAwards winners
• Cameroon wins Union Impact Award

The key takeaways from #FIFPROGA24 in Indonesia ⤵️

[Gingins CC @GinginsCC]

All the best to the Gingins players participating in the Leman Cup this weekend.

Enjoy the experience.

[Alex Phillips @AlexPhillips8]

@StanCollymore They also played this one:
https://t.co/Xq7PemoVKe

[Alex Phillips @AlexPhillips8]

@SangitaMyska @tariqpanja Can’t it be a result of, in some measure, all of these things?

[Alex Phillips @AlexPhillips8]

@KuperSimon In the same way that Suggs (Graham McPherson) amd Chas Smash @CathalSmyth changed their names - as being Scottish/Irish meant you got picked on by both sides of your identity. You can’t win

[Alex Phillips @AlexPhillips8]

@KuperSimon Some of them also get grief from (are resented by) the countries of their parents for choosing France - they can’t win

[Alex Phillips @AlexPhillips8]

A tournament of goalkeepers! @EURO2024

[UEFA @UEFA]

A moment of applause will take place before today's Denmark-England and Spain-Italy EURO 2024 matches in honour of former UEFA general secretary Gerhard Aigner, who has passed away aged 80.

[Alex Phillips @AlexPhillips8]

@ChrisLepetit @FrancisAwartefe @Ant1Duval Agreed. Hopefully it won’t happen, but need to plan - no-one in football thought about or planned for life post-Bosman. BTW the *R*STP already *is* a form of global regulation of the economics of pro football, no? (1 of many, and that’s before considering talent distribution)

[Alex Phillips @AlexPhillips8]

@FrancisAwartefe @ChrisLepetit @Ant1Duval Been great debating - to be continued I hope - but need to go do some paid work… Happy Labour Day ✊

[Alex Phillips @AlexPhillips8]

@FrancisAwartefe @ChrisLepetit @Ant1Duval And by the way I respect FIFPro (who I worked with for many years) as an organisation, it has improved a lot over the years, has some great people, and has done some great work. I just don’t think getting rid of the xfer system will benefit the majority of pro players.

[Alex Phillips @AlexPhillips8]

@sszy @FrancisAwartefe @ChrisLepetit @Ant1Duval So how do we explain the USD billions redistributed to developing/recruiter clubs that I just shared?

[Alex Phillips @AlexPhillips8]

@FrancisAwartefe @ChrisLepetit @Ant1Duval Net xfer income, not net spends. Such a list is illustrative (twitter not suited to much more) and you can see that these are all clubs good at recruiting/developing players. Hence redistributive effect. But you’re right, more studies (as were done in 99/00) need to be done

[Alex Phillips @AlexPhillips8]

@FrancisAwartefe @ChrisLepetit @Ant1Duval See the lists of clubs I sent 3 tweets ago, and that’s just random stats (from a credible source) I pulled up quickly. But you’re right, FIFA/MAs should do it in a more thorough and detailed way

[Alex Phillips @AlexPhillips8]

@ChrisLepetit @Ant1Duval Which is why a big symbolic win for FIFPro in free movement would in practice benefit mainly the richest clubs and players - and be an even bigger loss for the vast majority of pro players (and their small club employers) below the elite levels in the pyramid @FrancisAwartefe

[Alex Phillips @AlexPhillips8]

@ChrisLepetit @Ant1Duval All these clubs in turn use the money to 1. cover their losses (mainly from player salaries) to stay competitive, as well 2. transfer fees (out) to smaller clubs further down the pyramid (who, in turn, mainly use it to cover their losses [player salaries etc), and so on.

[Alex Phillips @AlexPhillips8]

@Ant1Duval With a small number of notable exceptions on specific issues where v good argumentation was brought (e.g. xfer system 2001, central mktg 2003, FFP 2010)

[Alex Phillips @AlexPhillips8]

@Ant1Duval Unfortunately the « governing bodies », whilst good at lobbying and capturing EU bodies/people, have rarely properly and convincingly articulated what they say are in favour of (pyramid, specificity, CB, solidarity, etc etc).