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France: Luzenac AP refuse CFA 2; "damages would reach several million euros" (J-J Bertrand)

The Luzenac Ariège Pyrénées club refused the FFF's (French Football Federation) proposal to play in CFA 2 (French fifth division) in the 2014-15 season without an automatic promotion to the National (French third division) in 2015-16, the club announced on 10/09/2014.Luzenac AP, second in the…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Authorities
• Article # 24905
• Published on 11/09/14 at 15:21
©  Bayern Munich
Bundesliga: Karl Hopfner elected chairman of the supervisory board of FC Bayern Munich

The German Karl Hopfner, president of the FC Bayern Munich Association (Bundesliga), was unanimously elected chairman of the supervisory board of Bayern Munich, at the meeting of this body on 08/09/2014. Karl Hopfner, 62 years old, succeeds Herbert Hainer, who has held the position in the interim…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Authorities
• Article # 24903
• Published on 11/09/14 at 13:54
©  ETG
Ligue 1: Six supporters of Evian TG to attend next match on 14/09/2014 beside the pitch, on a sofa

Evian Thonon Gaillard FC (Ligue 1) are organising a contest on their official website that will allow six fans to experience the match against Olympique de Marseille (5th Matchday of Ligue 1) on a sofa set on the sidelines of the Parc des Sports d'Annecy on 14/09/2014. The contest, run in…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Stadiums, Marketing - Communication, Sponsors - Partners
• Article # 24901
• Published on 11/09/14 at 13:27
©  AS Roma
Serie A: the mayor of Rome states public interest in the AS Roma stadium project at Tor di Valle

The mayor of Rome says there is public interest in the AS Roma (Serie A) stadium project at Tor di Valle, southwest of the Italian capital, on 05/09/2014. This will allow the municipality to finance €320m of the overall project. €195m (62% of the total) will be used to build access roads: €50.45m…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Stadiums, Authorities
• Article # 24837
• Published on 10/09/14 at 13:59
©  SL Benfica SAD
Third-party ownership of players: Benfica acquire fund that holds rights to nine of their players

Sport Lisboa e Benfica SAD, the company that owns the club Benfica (Primeira Liga, Portuguese first division), acquired an 85% stake in Benfica Stars Fund, an "investment fund in transferable securities," indicated the CMVM, the Portuguese Commission of the Securities Market, on 08/09/2014…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Finance, Legal, Transfer Market, …
• Article # 24821
• Published on 10/09/14 at 12:40
©  D.R.
Italy: Joseph Tacopina resigns vice-presidency of AS Roma and should acquire Bologna FC

Joseph Tacopina (USA) resigned his position of vice-president and member of the board of directors of AS Roma (Serie A), the club announced on 08/09/2014. The lawyer, 48, held this position since 27/10/2011.An American consortium, lead by Joseph Tacopina, should acquire all of the shares of…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Finance
• Article # 24805
• Published on 09/09/14 at 18:54
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Financial fair play: Its introduction "is not possible in Germany" (Christian Seifert, DFL)

"It should be stated clearly: a complete introduction of the UEFA's(Union of European Football Associations) financial fair play rules is not possible in Germany," said Christian Seifert, the CEO of the DFL (the German Professional Football League) on 02/09/2014."For example, UEFA compares the Abu…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Finance, Authorities, Legal, …
• Article # 24735
• Published on 09/09/14 at 10:02
Real Madrid: €603.9m in revenue in 2013-14 (player transfers included), up 10.9% year on year

Real Madrid (Liga BBVA) recorded €603.9m in revenue for the 2013-14 season, an increase of 10.9% over the previous year, the Spanish club announced on 05/09/2014. "For the tenth consecutive year, Real will be the sporting institution with the highest income in the world," said Florentino Perez…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Finance
• Article # 24717
• Published on 08/09/14 at 18:50
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France: Luzenac AP waive Council of State hearing, asks the FFF for return to 3rd division

"Luzenac AP (Luzenac Ariège Pyrénées club) demand, exceptionally, its re-integration into the National championship (French third division)," said Jean-Jacques Bertrand, one of the lawyers for the club, to News Tank on 05/09/2014. "This application has already been sent to the FFF (French Football…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Stadiums, Authorities, Legal, …
• Article # 24711
• Published on 08/09/14 at 14:23
©  D.R.
Ligue 1: 7.4% decrease in transfer market value of the 20 squads in one year (€1.44bn on 01/09/2014)

The transfer market value of the 20 Ligue 1 squads reached €1.44bn on 01/09/2014 according to the estimates by the specialised website Transfermarkt.de. This figure is inferior by €115.3m, or -7.4%, compared to the 2013-14 market value, on 01/09/2013 (€1.55bn).The 2014-15 Ligue 1 squads have…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Finance, Authorities, Transfer Market
• Article # 24657
• Published on 05/09/14 at 17:56