Leagues and unions launch complaint against FIFA over calendar

Global players’ union FIFPro teamed up with Europe’s domestic leagues to file a formal complaint against FIFA at the European Commission in Brussels on Monday, as the struggle to control football’s calendar intensified.

The boards of FIFPro and European Leagues, the organisation representing clubs in over 30 countries across Europe, agreed to take legal action in July, so the move cannot have come as a complete surprise to world…