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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
©  HSV
Hamburger SV: K-M Kühne will not become a shareholder, the club will have to repay €25 million

The German billionaire Klaus-Michael Kühne will not become shareholder of HSV Fußball AG, the company that holds the professional license of the football section of Hamburger SV (Bundesliga), according to the German daily Hamburger Abendblatt on 19/12/2014. Klaus-Michael Kühne, a supporter of the…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Finance, Legal
• Article # 30370
• Published on 19/12/14 at 17:46
©  D.R.
Premier League: Molson Coors (beer) partners with Sunderland AFC and extends with Newcastle United

Molson Coors, the American beer producer, has partnered with Sunderland AFC (Barclays Premier League) from the 2015-16 season for a period of five years, the club announced on 17/12/2014. Molson Coors will become the exclusive beer supplier at the Stadium of Light (capacity 48,353) of Sunderland…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Stadiums, Sponsors - Partners
• Article # 30334
• Published on 19/12/14 at 13:05
Ligue 1: Olympique Lyonnais report turnover of €120.5m and net loss of €26.4m in 2013-14

Olympique Lyonnais (Ligue 1) reported a turnover of €120.5m in 2013-14, a decrease of €17.1m (-12.4%) compared to the previous year (€137.6m), announced the OL Groupe, the holding company that owns the club, after the general assemby of Olympique Lyonnais on 15/12/2014. Excluding capital gains…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Finance, Stadiums, Legal
• Article # 30329
• Published on 19/12/14 at 11:59