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FIFA: report of the Reform Committee presented to the Executive Committee on 02 and 03/12/2015

"The FIFA Executive Committee has today unanimously approved a set of proposals from the 2016 FIFA Reform Committee to pave the way for significant and much-needed changes to FIFA’s governance structure. The recommendations will be put before the Congress as proposed statutory changes for approval…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal
• Article # 57493
• Published on 03/12/15 at 15:30
©  D.R.
Germany: clubs may market the the shirt sleeve space independently from 2017-18

The DFL will permit the 36 clubs in the Bundesliga and 2.Bundesliga to market the space on the left sleeve of the official kits from the 2017-18 season, the league announced at its General Assembly in Frankfurt (GER), on 02/12/2015. The German logistics services company Hermes is the major partner…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Clubs, Essentials Sponsors & Partners
• Article # 57477
• Published on 03/12/15 at 14:50
©  D.R.
Eredivisie: CTS Eventim becomes the ticketing partner oF AFC Ajax from 01/01/2016

The German company CTS Eventim has become a partner of AFC Ajax (Eredivisie), and will provide the club's ticketing software (Eventim.tixx) and its CRM tools from 01/01/2016 until the end of the 2020-21 season, announced the Munich-based company on 01/12/2015. "We are proud to have convinced a…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Clubs
• Article # 57467
• Published on 03/12/15 at 13:34
©  DFB
Germany: ARD and Sky Deutschland extend their TV rights for the DFB-Pokal until 2019 (press report)

The German public broadcaster ARD and pay-TV group Sky Deutschland have retained their domestic broadcasting rights packages to the DFB-Pokal for the 2016-2019 cycle, according to the German daily Bild on 28/11/2015. This information has not been confirmed by the DFB, nor by ARD or Sky, to date…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Digital, …
• Article # 57440
• Published on 03/12/15 at 12:39
©  D.R.
FIFA: name of the arrested leaders and the outcome of the hearings will be announced on 03/12/2015

"In the course of today (03/12/2015) the FOJ will issue a further media release containing the names of those who have been arrested, and the outcomes of the hearings," announced the Swiss Federal Office of Justice on 03/12/2015. The FOJ has issued a first statement announcing the arrest of "two…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal
• Article # 57458
• Published on 03/12/15 at 11:45
©  D.R.
Sponsors of FIFA want the reforms to be "subject to independent oversight"

"We are aware of the positive work that the Reform Committee has been doing on governance reform, but we still believe any reforms should be subject to independent oversight. It has also become clear to us that such independent oversight needs to run long-term through the implementation and…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Authorities, Legal, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 57455
• Published on 03/12/15 at 11:09
©  C.Gavelle/PSG
beIN Sports France: Real-PSG, best Champions League audience since the inception of the channel

Real Madrid CF - Paris Saint-Germain (1-0, Group A), Matchday 4 of the Group Stage of the 2015-16 Champions League, drew, in France, 1.203 million subscribers on average during the match on beIN Sports 1, on Tuesday 03/11/2015, which allowed the pay channel to achieve the best audience for a…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Digital, …
• Article # 57439
• Published on 03/12/15 at 10:35
FIFA: Swiss Justice announces the arrest of two FIFA officials in Zurich on behalf of US Justice

"On the instructions of the Federal Office of Justice FOJ, a further two FIFA officials were arrested in Zurich today, Thursday. They are being held in custody pending their extradition. According to the US arrest requests, they are suspected of accepting bribes of millions of dollars," stated…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Finance, Legal, Essentials Public Authorities & Regulations
• Article # 57445
• Published on 03/12/15 at 09:52
©  DC
02/12/2010, the day FIFA awarded the 2018 World Cup to Russia and the 2022 edition to Qatar

Today, 02/12/2015, is five years, to the day, after FIFA awarded the organisation of the 2018 World Cup to Russia, and the 2022 edition to Qatar, in back-to-back votes for each respective tournament, in Zurich (SUI). Among other scandals, the awarding of these two World Cups is at the heart of the…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Article # 52025
• Published on 02/12/15 at 18:20
©  ANFP
Chile: Fox ends negotiations for the purchase of Canal del Fútbol, beIN Sports and Turner remain

The US broadcaster FIC (Fox International Channels) withdrew from negotiations for the acquisition of all or part of "Canal del Fútbol", a pay-TV channel which broadcasts the Chilean professional football competitions, on 26/11/2015. The channel, launched in 2003, is the property of the ANFP…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Digital, …
• Article # 57403
• Published on 02/12/15 at 17:44