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FIFA: legal storm before the elective FIFA Congress in Zurich (SUI) on 29/05/2015

Eugenio Figueredo (Uruguay) and Jeffrey Webb (Cayman Islands), two of the eight current FIFA vice-presidents, and five other leading figures in international football were arrested in Zurich (Switzerland), following extradition requests made by United States on 27/05/2015. All this on the eve of…

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal
• Article # 43011
• Published on 27/05/15 at 15:41

FIFA: allocation of places per confederation for the World Cups in 2018 and 2022 on 30/05/2015

Item 5 on the agenda of the extraordinary meeting of the FIFA Executive Committee in Zurich (SUI) on Saturday 30/05/2015 is "Slots per confederation for the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia and 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar". This Executive Committee session will be held the day after the 65^th congress…

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal
• Article # 42665
• Published on 27/05/15 at 15:15

Serie A: investigation into anti-competitive agreement by Sky, Mediaset, the League and Infront

The AGCM, the Italian competition authority, have opened an investigation into an alleged anti-competitive agreement between the audiovisual groups Sky Italia and RTI-Mediaset, the Lega Serie A and its media advisor, the agency Infront Italy, as part of the marketing of the domestic audiovisual…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Finance, Rights Acquisitions, …
• Article # 42678
• Published on 27/05/15 at 13:29

FIFA: Swiss Attorney General announces it has seized documents from FIFA headquarters

"The Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland (OAG) has opened criminal proceedings against persons unknown on suspicion of criminal mismanagement and of money laundering in connection with the allocation of the 2018 and 2022 Football World Cups. The OAG has seized data and documents stored…

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 42717
• Published on 27/05/15 at 12:28

Ligue 1: Markal (organic products) extends with AS Saint-Étienne until 2016-17

Markal, a producer of organic products, has extended its partnership with AS Saint-Étienne (Ligue 1) until the end of the 2016-17 season, announced the club on 25/05/2015. The company has been a partner of Saint-Étienne since 2012-13. The company will continue to be present on the left sleeve of…

Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Clubs, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 42679
• Published on 27/05/15 at 10:47

FIFA: 6 leaders of international football arrested in Zurich, at the request of US authorities

"By order of the Federal Office of Justice (FOJ), six soccer officials were arrested in Zurich (SUI) today (Wednesday 27/05/2015) and detained pending extradition. The US authorities suspect them of having received bribes totaling in the millions (US dollars)," stated the Swiss FOJ on…

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Essentials Public Authorities & Regulations
• Article # 42693
• Published on 27/05/15 at 09:30

Poland: Dariusz Marzec appointed new president of the Ekstraklasa SA (Polish Football league)

Dariusz Marzec has been elected president of Ekstraklasa SA, the company which manages the Polish Professional Football League, on 22/05/2015. Dariusz Marzec was previously the head of marketing and sales of the Polish club Legia Warsaw in the Ekstraklasa (Polish first division), which he joined…

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal
• Article # 42674
• Published on 26/05/15 at 18:22

France: "2 up and 2 down between Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 and the National (3^rd div.)" (F. Thiriez, LFP)

"There will be only two promotions and two relegations between Ligue 1 and Ligue 2, and two promotions and two relegations between Ligue 2 and and the National (French third division), starting from the 2016-17 season," announced Frédéric Thiriez, president of the LFP, following the meeting of the…

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 42368
• Published on 26/05/15 at 17:20

Serie A: Mediaset acquires additional content and archive rights for the 2015-2018 cycle

The Italian pay-TV group Mediaset Premium acquired Lot C of the 2015-2018 domestic audiovisual rights to the Serie A TIM, announced the Lega Serie A at the end of its regular meeting on 22/05/2015. Lot C gives exclusive access to the holder of the first interviews of players and coaches (before…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Finance, Rights Acquisitions, …
• Article # 42630
• Published on 26/05/15 at 16:15

FIFA: the Congress will name the organiser of the 2026 World Cup on 10/05/2017 in Kuala Lumpur

The organiser of the 2016 World Cup will be designated on 10/05/2017 at the 67^th FIFA Congress in Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) from 10 to 12/05/2017, stated the international federation after a meeting of its Executive Committee in Zurich (SUI) on 25/05/2015. The 23^rd World Cup in 2026 will be the…

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Stadiums, Legal, Essentials Public Authorities & Regulations
• Article # 42625
• Published on 26/05/15 at 14:29