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FIFA: Reform "does not address the lack of proper and meaningful stakeholder participation" (ECA)

"The creation of a football stakeholders' committee does not address the lack of proper and meaningful stakeholder participation in FIFA's decision-making process," stated the ECA on 04/12/2015. The FIFA Executive Committee approved the report of the FIFA 2016 Reform Committee on 03/12/2015. The…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Finance, Legal
• Article # 57677
• Published on 07/12/15 at 17:44
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MLS: "We will evaluate the possibility of growing the league to 28 teams" (Don Garber, commisioner)

"During the next few months, we will evaluate the possibility of growing the league to 28 teams and establish a process and timeline should we decide on further expansion." said Don Garber, the MLS Commisioner, following an owners' meeting of the North American league in Columbus (Ohio, USA), on…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Finance, Legal
• Article # 57717
• Published on 07/12/15 at 17:14
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Twitter: rankings of the European Top 5 clubs (December 2015)

The Liga BBVA has become the first league to surpass the 40 million cumulative followers of its 20 clubs on Twitter, according to data compiled by News Tank on 07/12/2015. The Spanish league ahead of the Premier League, which totals more than 34 million followers, the Serie A (9.9 million), Ligue…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Agencies, Digital, …
• Article # 57438
• Published on 07/12/15 at 16:30
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Platini: the UEFA memo is "great news for those who believe in justice" (J-M Aulas, O. Lyonnais)

The UEFA memo mentioning the role and remuneration of Michel Platini as an advisor to Joseph Blatter, the president of FIFA, is "great news, not just for Michel, but for all those who believe in justice," stated Jean-Michel Aulas, the president of Olympique Lyonnais (Ligue 1) and member of the…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal
• Article # 57731
• Published on 07/12/15 at 15:50
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Premier League: Perform acquires 2016-19 TV rights in 5 countries including Germany and Switzerland

The British company Perform Group, specialising in the production and distribution of sports content on digital platforms, has acquired the exclusive broadcasting rights, for the 2016-2019 period, to the Barclays Premier League in Germany, Austria and Liechtenstein, on 03/12/2015. The agreement…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Digital, …
• Article # 57687
• Published on 07/12/15 at 15:24
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FIFA: Juan Ángel Napout and Alfredo Hawit provisionally suspended by the Ethics Committee

"The adjudicatory chamber of the independent Ethics Committee, chaired by Hans-Joachim Eckert, has today banned two FIFA vice-presidents -- the president of CONMEBOL, Juan Ángel Napout, and the president of CONCACAF and of the Honduran Football Association (FENAFUTH), Alfredo Hawit, from all…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal
• Article # 57718
• Published on 07/12/15 at 14:41
Portugal: Benfica sell its domestic TV rights to the NOS group for €400m (2016-2019)

The Portoguese audiovisual group NOS Lusomundo Audiovisuais, a subsidiary of the NOS telecommunications group, has acquired audiovisual rights to the home matches of SL Benfica, in the Liga NOS, on 02/12/2015. The contract covers the 2016-17 to 2018-19 seasons, and amounts to €400m over the three…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Digital, …
• Article # 57676
• Published on 07/12/15 at 12:43
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Ligue 1: McDonald's extends partnership with Paris Saint-Germain until 2016-17

The fast food restaurant chain McDonald's has extended its partnership with Paris Saint-Germain (Ligue 1) until 2016-17, the club announced on 03/12/2015. The US company has been the official supplier of the club since 2010. The partnership will be enabled in all McDonald's restaurants in…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Clubs, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 57678
• Published on 07/12/15 at 11:24
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FIFA: a memo for a 1998 UEFA meeting talks about a "salary of 1m Swiss francs" for Michel Platini

"We hear about a salary of one million Swiss francs," reads a memo written a board meeting of the UEFA Executive Committee, dated 12/11/1998, a document which appears to indicate the role of Michel Platini at FIFA, five months after the election of Joseph Blatter of the international federation…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal
• Article # 57663
• Published on 07/12/15 at 10:36
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FIFA: "The scale of corruption alleged herein is unconscionable" (Loretta E. Lynch)

"The betrayal of trust set forth here is outrageous. The scale of corruption alleged herein is unconscionable. And the message from this announcement should be clear to every culpable individual who remains in the shadows, hoping to evade our investigation: You will not wait us out. You will not…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal
• Article # 57627
• Published on 04/12/15 at 17:30