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Match-fixing: life bans for players and officials from four Nigerian clubs

The NFF (Nigerian Football Federation) has imposed a life ban on all players, officials and technical and administrative staff from four Nigerian second division clubs, on the 22/07/2013, following investigations into two matches that took place in July 2013.In the play-offs, Police Machine FC…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Legal, Social Responsibility
• Article # 8244
• Published on 24/07/13 at 15:59
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National Assembly: a question on the funding of the renovation of Euro 2016 stadiums

In a written letter, the MP for the Haute-Marne region, François Cornut-Gentille (UMP, centre-right party) has asked Valerie Fourneyron, the French Minister of Sport, Youth and Community Life, how planned renovations for the Euro 2016 stadiums will be financed, on the 23/07/2013."In the last few…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Finance, Stadiums
• Article # 8232
• Published on 24/07/13 at 13:18
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Europa League 2012/13: UEFA distributes €209m to participants

€209m have been distributed by UEFA (Union of European Football Associations) to teams who participated in the 2012/13 Europa League, the European body announced on the 23/07/2013. The winner of the competition, English club Chelsea, received €10.7m, while the other finalist, Benfica (POR) got…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Finance
• Article # 8212
• Published on 23/07/13 at 19:45
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Champions League 2012/13: 20% more revenue for participants than in 2011/12

UEFA (Union of European Football Associations) has distributed €904.6m to the 32 clubs that participated in the 2012/13 Champions League, the European body announced on the 23/07/2013. This represents a 20% increase from the 2011/12 season, when UEFA paid out €754.1m.This increase corresponds to…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Finance
• Article # 8208
• Published on 23/07/13 at 19:44
Germany: the federation is considering suspended sentences for sent-off players

The DFB's (Deutscher Fussball-Bund, the German Football Federation) disciplinary committee is considering the possibility of suspended sentences for players that are sent off, according to the German press on the 20/07/2013."We will shape our sanctions to be more preventative than repressive,…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Stadiums, Legal, …
• Article # 8182
• Published on 23/07/13 at 13:22
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Norman Darmanin Demajo reelected president of the Malta Football Association

Norman Darmanin Demajo has been reelected president of the MFA (Malta Football Association) at the association's general assembly on the 20/07/2013. In office since 2010, the president's new mandate lasts until 2016. Norman Darmanin Demajo received 117 votes, as opposed to 23 for the other…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Authorities
• Article # 8176
• Published on 23/07/13 at 12:26
13th FIFA Master: graduation of 30 students from 24 countries, in Neuchatel (Switzerland)

"Nowadays you can hardly organise a big sport event such as the World Cup without a multidisciplinary team of experts. Programmes like the FIFA (International Federation of Association Football) Master are fundamental in order to provide future top managers with a clear insight into crucial sports…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Authorities
• Article # 8148
• Published on 22/07/13 at 18:03
Euro 2024: "Germany is capable of hosting" (Wolfgang Niersbach, DFB president)

"If you look at a map of Europe, I think we can say quite confidently, and not arrogantly, that we are capable of hosting such a complex tournament (Euro 2024)," said Wolfgang Niersbach, president of the DFB (Deutscher Fussball-Bund, the German football association), on the 20/07/2013.However…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Stadiums
• Article # 8147
• Published on 22/07/13 at 17:35
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Fecafoot: a 13-member normalisation committee set up on the 22/07/2013

A 13-member normalisation committee has been set up by FIFA (International Federation of Association Football) and CAF (Confederation of African Football) to revise the Fecafoot (Cameroonian football federation) statutes, on the 20/07/2013. Work began on the 22/07/2013 at Fecafoot's headquarters…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Social Responsibility
• Article # 8136
• Published on 22/07/13 at 15:22
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FIFA: 14 federations interested in hosting the 2016 congress and 10 in 2017

14 federations have expressed their interest in hosting FIFA's (International Federation of Association Football) congress in 2016, and 10 federations have indicated their wish to host the 2017 edition, according to FIFA on the 22/07/2013.Following the 2013 congress, held in Mauritius on the 30…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication
• Article # 8130
• Published on 22/07/13 at 14:10