The Functional Movement Screen (TM) (FMS (TM)) is aimed at assessing fundamental movements and is often used to identify players' injury risk. The purpose of this study was to determine whether the FMS (TM) can be used to predict injuries in veteran footballers (aged >32 years). Eighteen veteran football teams (n = 238) were recruited and prospectively followed for 9 months. The players (44 +/- 7 years; 178 +/- 7 cm, 84 +/- 11 kg) performed the FMS (TM) at the start of the study period. Players' exposure hours and injuries were recorded. The difference of FMS (TM) overall score between injured and uninjured players was not significant (11.7 +/- 2.9 vs 12.2 +/- 2.8 points; Mann-Whitney U-test P = 0.17). Players scoring < 10 (score1 SD above the mean) was found. Further analyses of potential risk factors suggest higher age, lower body mass and a longer football career to be risk factors for injuries. The findings of this study suggest that the suitability of the FMS (TM) for injury prediction in veteran footballers is limited.