The Association of Spanish Footballers (AFE) approved on Monday a roadmap that reinforces its union structure and projects the creation of the future 'AFE Center', its new headquarters, After David Aganzo and his board of directors were backed with 99.06 % of the votes.
“We face this stage with commitment and the satisfaction of feeling your support. We want to strengthen the independence of the union against other institutions and expand the protection of the labor rights of all and all soccer players,” Said the president of the AFE, David Aganzo, according to statements released by the entity.
One of the outstanding aspects in the Ordinary General Assembly 2025, held in Madrid, was the approval for the Board of Directors to continue promoting the creation of the AFE center, the future headquarters of the union.
“A new headquarters that will offer better possibilities and boost the growth of this great family that is AFE”said Aganzo, who defined the project as a key step in the institutional consolidation of the union.
During his speech, Aganzo valued the role of AFE in the defense of the footballer Jennifer Hermoso, having assumed the popular accusation in the Rubiales case.
“We have been the unico Union to protect and protest our partner in court. We do not hesitate to offer our unconditional support to promote a change in the culture of the soccer In favor of respect and equality “he said.
The president insisted that the union action must be “Constant and daily”while recalled that AFE did not sign the collective agreement of the female first division when considering that this “Deliver the inequalities of the Women's Soccer And it is a backward withdrawal “.
In addition, he assured that the inclusion of the parties of this category in the pool “will be very soon a reality, thanks to the work and insistence of AFE.”
The assembly had the face -to -face participation of more than 600 players and “Eight points of the agenda submitted to the vote, including the approval of the memory memory of 2024, the annual accounts of the same year, the budget for 2025 and an increase in quotas”.
