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©  FIGC

Italy: Federation president Carlo Tavecchio wants a Serie A with only 18 teams in 2016-17

"We hope in 2015 to complete the mother of the battles, which is the reform of the championships. We need to consider the 'Azzurri' (the Italian national team) as the most important (priority) of the nation. The reform of the championships, with the reduction of the number of the teams, will…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Legal
• Article # 30650
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Italy: AC Pavia (third division) to be listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange from 01/01/2015

AC Pavia (Lega Pro, Group A, the Italian third division) will be listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange as of 01/01/2015, announced Xiaodong Zhu, the Chinese owner of the club, on 23/12/2014. AC Pavia and will become the fourth Italian club traded after Juventus, AS Roma and SS Lazio (Serie A…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Finance, Authorities, Legal
• Article # 30634
• Published on

West Ham United: record turnover (€141.3m) and profit before tax (€12.7m) in 2013-14

West Ham United FC (Barclays Premier League) achieved a record turnover of £114.8m (€141.3m) excluding player trading during the 2013-14 financial year (from 01/06/2013 to 31/05/2014), up 27.9% over the 2012-13 period (£89.8m, €105.1m at the time), the club announced on 29/12/2014. This increase…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Agencies, Ticketing, Finance, …
• Article # 30630
• Published on
©  FC Barcelone

FC Barcelona to consider appealing the CAS decision to the Swiss Federal Courts

"FC Barcelona (...) totally disagrees with the verdict of the CAS (Court of Arbitration for Sport) announced today to confirm the sanction originally imposed by FIFA (Federation Internationale de Football Association) as a consequence of the alleged breach of regulations on the international…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Authorities, Legal, Transfer Market
• Article # 30608
• Published on
©  CAS

CAS dismisses the appeal of FC Barcelona, upholds 1 year transfer ban for the club

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in Lausanne (SUI) has dismissed the appeal filed by FC Barcelona (Liga BBVA) against FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association), the legal body announced on 30/12/2014. This court action follows the decision issued by the FIFA Appeals…
Domain(s): Clubs, Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Authorities, Transfer Market
• Article # 30600
• Published on
©  UEFA

Michel Platini only candidate for UEFA president at the 39th Ordinary Congress on 24/03/2015

Michel Platini, the current president of UEFA (Union of European Football Associations), will be the only candidate for the post at the XXXIX Ordinary UEFA Congress in Vienna (AUT) on 24/03/2015, announced the European body on 26/12/2014.Section 4.1 of the UEFA Statutes stipulates that candidates…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal
• Article # 30594
• Published on
©  VfB Stuttgart

Bundesliga: the beer Krombacher extends with VfB Stuttgart until 2019-20

The German beer Krombacher extended its exclusive partnership with VfB Stuttgart (Bundesliga) until the end of the 2019-20 season, the club announced on 19/12/2014. The brand -- related to the club since 2011-12 -- was under contract with Stuttgart until June 2016. Krombacher beer will be sold in…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Clubs, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 30557
• Published on
©  D.R.

Spain: SIS (data) to provide data of the professional leagues to betting sites

SIS (Satellite Information Services), specialising in data collection for broadcasters and sports betting sites, will offer companies data from the Spanish championships collected since the start of the 2014-15 season, SIS announced on 16/12/2014. SIS signed a three-year partnership in August 2014…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Digital, Betting
• Article # 30558
• Published on