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.

A players' union, the European leagues' group and Spain's LaLiga accused FIFA of "abuse" on Monday as they filed a joint complaint about the governing body's international match schedule to European Union antitrust regulators.

In a busy soccer season when players have talked of going on strike, their union has teamed up with domestic leagues to go to the European Union with a formal complaint against FIFA.

Watch live as the European Leagues umbrella body, FIFPRO players' union and Spain's LaLiga appeal to the European Union (EU) on Monday, 14 October, over Fifa's packed football calendar. It comes as elite clubs are increasingly concerned at the impact of ballooning schedules on the wellbeing of players.

A players' union, the European leagues' group and Spain's LaLiga accused FIFA of "abuse" on Monday as they filed a joint complaint about the governing body's international match schedule to European Union antitrust regulators.

Players' union FIFpro and top European leagues have made an official complaint to the European Commission over the "abusive" international match calendar.Stars around the world have been unhappy with

The FIFPRO, European Leagues, and LaLiga bodies have come together to launch an official complaint to the European Commission.

Players' union, FIFpro and top European leagues have made an official complaint against FIFA's "abusive" international match calendar.

The newly expanded Club World Cup has proved a tipping point for action as Fifpro and Europe’s major leagues launch their case against Fifa and how it regulates the game