Casi la mitad de las futbolistas están considerando retirarse anticipadamente, según una encuesta

• Financial situation and psychological stress cited

• Fifpro global survey interviewed 800 players

Nearly half of female footballers are considering leaving the game early, with financial pressures and mental health struggles the main reasons, according to a Fifpro report highlighting the gulf between the sport’s rapid growth and conditions for most ⁠players.

The 2026 Fifpro global employment report “Working ⁠Conditions in Women’s Football”, billed by ​the global players’ union as the most extensive review of working conditions in the women’s game in a decade, interviewed 800 players and found stark disparities.