Players Associations Executives Sign Universal Declaration of Player Rights in Washington, D.C.

Some of the world’s leading player association executives—collectively representing more than 85,000 players and athletes—announced a Universal Declaration of Player Rights (UDPR) earlier this month in Washington, D.C.   The Declaration addressed what they claim is “the persistent, systemic and long-standing violations of players’ fundamental rights in sport throughout the world.” Further, it is the first framework ever to “explicitly articulate” the internationally recogniz