Welcome to the website of the Professional Players Federation, the national organisation for the Player Associations in the United Kingdom. There are over 17,500 professional sportsmen and women in Britain and the PPF is dedicated to promoting, protecting and developing their collective interests. We have been working for the players since our establishment in 1991.
The PPF currently has twelve Player Associations in membership who are responsible for setting our priorities. We focus on cross-sport issues that affect all the members such as match fixing, Diversity & Inclusion, career transition, mental health and anti-doping.
You will find information on a number of research and education projects we have undertaken to help our members as well as a range of resources available to help individual players. We also provide details of our various Committees which provide forums for our Player Associations to exchange ideas, share best practice and agree the organisation’s goals.
If you have any queries relating to our work or the work of our members, please get in touch.
Our latest Staff Spotlight is on Deirdre Lyons who joined Rugby Players Ireland in 2013 and has played a key role on the PPF's Education & Training Committee. She now leads RPI's past player programme Beyond The Game.
PFA Scotland are pleased to confirm Michael Devlin has taken up a new full-time position with the union, marking the next chapter in his career following his retirement from playing in December.
The RPA is proud to announce Abi Burton has been elected Chair of its first ever Women’s Rugby Board, with Jenny Hesketh elected Vice Chair, representing players for the remainder of the 2025–26 season.
Restart Rugby, the Official Players’ Charity of the Gallagher PREM and PWR, has appointed Red Roses star Meg Jones as a trustee.
This week saw Diane Scott, PFA Scotland’s Player Support Officer formally elected as Chair of the Professional Players Federation (PPF) Wellbeing Committee. She succeeds the PFA’s former Director of Player Wellbeing Dr Michael Bennett in the role.
The PCA has responded to the announcement of the full county cricket schedule for 2026, with Chair, Olly Hannon-Dalby and Chief Executive, Daryl Mitchell commenting on the minimum standards for players.
The PFA and the English Football League (EFL) have launched the Off-Pitch Pathway Scheme (OPPS) – a new initiative designed to help former players and scholars move into meaningful, long-term careers away from the pitch.
The LMA was proud to host its 2025 Annual Conference, in association with HCA Healthcare UK, at the British Museum in London on Tuesday 25th November. Members from across the LMA and LCA, commercial partners, and stakeholders enjoyed a day of expert insight centered on wellbeing, performance and leadership.
The 2025 PCA Futures Awards, in association with Lodders, has been won by Fi Morris for the creation of her new probiotic skincare brand for athletes, ProSkn by FINA. The 31-year-old was awarded a trophy along with a record-breaking cash prize of £5,000.
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