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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 31/12/14 at 12:30
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 31/12/14 at 11:14
Premier League: West Bromwich Albion dismiss Alan Irvine as manager

West Bromwich Albion FC (Barclays Premier League) have dismissed the Scotsman Alan Irvine as manager, the club announced on 29/12/2014. Alan Irvine, 56 years old, had been manager of the club since 14/06/2014. West Bromwich Albion stated that assistant head coach Rob Kelly will take charge of the…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Authorities
• Article # 30616
• Published on 30/12/14 at 16:59
©  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 30/12/14 at 13:59
©  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 30/12/14 at 12:17
©  D.R.
MLS: the stadium project of DC United (Washington) approved by the City, expected delivery in 2017

The Washington, D.C. City Council (USA) approved the project to build a stadium for the DC United MLS (Major League Soccer) franchise in the Buzzard Point neighborhood, southwest of the city centre, with a capacity of 20,000 to 25,000 seats, on 17/12/2014. The franchise has played, since its…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Stadiums
• Article # 30555
• Published on 29/12/14 at 17:15
Financial Fair Play: Blackburn, Leeds and Nottingham Forest (Championship) prohibited from transfers

Blackburn Rovers, Leeds United and Nottingham Forest (Championship, English second division) have been banned from making player transfers from 01/01/2015 until the end of the 2014-15 season, announced the Football League (organiser of the English second, third, and fourth divisions) on…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Finance, Authorities, Legal
• Article # 30493
• Published on 23/12/14 at 18:15
©  Parma FC
Parma FC: Fabio Giordano president until March 2015; one of the new shareholders to succeed him

The Italian lawyer Fabio Giordano is the new interim president of Parma FC (Serie A TIM), announced the club on 19/12/2014. He replaces Pietro Doca, who was officially presented by Parma FC as the new president on 16/12/2014, but who later refuted this information to the Italian press on…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Finance, Legal
• Article # 30449
• Published on 23/12/14 at 10:59
©  AFE
Spain: €7 million in unpaid wages (4.5 times more than in 2013) by 13 clubs in Liga BBVA and Adelante

60 claims totaling €7,003,019.44 in unpaid wages were recorded in December 2014 against 13 clubs in Liga BBVA and Liga Adelante (the Spanish first and second divisions), indicated the AFE, the Association of Spanish footballers, on 16/12/2014. This amount is 4.5 times higher than that recorded in…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Finance, Authorities, Legal
• Article # 30394
• Published on 22/12/14 at 13:30
©  D.R.
Ligue 1: Paris Saint-Germain Foundation sponsors a tournament for underprivileged children in India

The Paris Saint-Germain Foundation, the charitable arm of the Parisian club, has sponsored the Khel Khel Mein League in India, an event organised by the "Teach For India" association for children from disadvantaged neighborhoods in New Delhi, the final match of the tournament was on 14/12/2014…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Social Responsibility
• Article # 30396
• Published on 22/12/14 at 12:14