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Malaysia: Lim Teong Kim appointed project director of the National Football Development Programme

Lim Teong Kim has been appointed director of the NFDP (National Football Development Programme) in Malaysia by Khairy Jamaluddin, Malaysian Minister of Youth and Sports, on the 21/08/2013. He will officially take his position in November 2013, until 2018. Former Malaysian striker, Lim Teong Kim…
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• Category(ies): Stadiums
• Article # 9039
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FIFA: Sepp Blatter expects the Executive Committee to approve the 2022 World Cup in Qatar in winter

"I would be very much surprised, more than surprised, if the Executive Committee will not accept the principle you cannot play in summer in Qatar," said Sepp Blatter, FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association) President, on the 25/08/2013. He opposes the organization in summer of the…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Stadiums, Legal, Social Responsibility
• Article # 9052
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Australia to become full member of the South-East Asia Football Federation

FFA (Football Federation Australia) has become a full member of the AFF (South-East Asia Football Federation), the Australian federation announced on the 26/08/2013. Its admission was decided after an unanimous vote by the eleven member associations of AFF.Australia joined the AFC (Asian Football…
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• Category(ies): Authorities
• Article # 9048
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Serie A: Lazio's Curva Nord closed on the 25/08/2013 after racist slurs

Lega Calcio (the Italian Professional Football League) sanctioned Lazio Roma (Serie A) closing the Curva Nord (north corner of the Olympic Stadium in Rome) for their next fixture against Udinese on the 25/08/2013, the instance announced on the 20/08/2013.The Italian league sanctioned racist slurs…
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• Category(ies): Ticketing, Clubs, Legal, …
• Article # 8913
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2014 World Cup: "very confident about how the project is progressing" (Jerome Valcke, FIFA)

"I am very confident about how the project is progressing," said Jerome Valcke, FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association) secretary general, after a meeting with the Local Organizing Committee of the 2014 World Cup in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), on the 22/08/2013."We discussed what…
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• Category(ies): Ticketing, Finance, Stadiums, …
• Article # 8998
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Transfers: FIFPro warn players who want to sign in Greece, Turkey and Cyprus

Professional footballers who want to play in Greece, Turkey or Cyprus are warned by FIFPro (International Federation of Professional Footballers) explaining "that many clubs, unfortunately, do not keep their promises, especially those that don't play in European football, " the union said on the…
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• Category(ies): Clubs, Finance, Legal, …
• Article # 8988
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Bundesliga to postpone the 2013 transfer window deadline by two days, until the 02/09/2013

Bundesliga has extended the 2013 transfer window in Germany by two days, on the 19/08/2013. Due to the fact that the 31/08/2013, official closure day of the transfer window in Germany is a Saturday this year, the German league invoked Article 193 of the German Civil Code to extend the transfer…
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• Category(ies): Clubs, Transfer Market
• Article # 8942
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2014 Brazil World Cup: the first stage of ticket sales stretches to the 10/10/2013

The first stage of ticket sales for the XXth World Cup (held in Brazil from the 12/06 to the 13/07/2014) started on the 20/08/2013 at 7:00 am (Brasilia time, noon in France) and will close on the 10/10/2013. During these 51 days, all requests for tickets will be collected on FIFA's (Fédération…
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• Category(ies): Ticketing, Finance
• Article # 8889
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2014 World Cup: more than 2.3 million tickets requested during the first 24 hours

"More than 400,000 fans requested over 2.3 million tickets in the first 24 hours following the opening of ticket sales for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil," FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association) announced on the 22/08/2013.From the 20/08/2013 to the 10/10/2013, it is possible to…
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• Category(ies): Ticketing, Finance
• Article # 8963
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Tunisia: championship kick off, scheduled for the 22/08/2013, postponed to a later date

FTF (Tunisian Football Federation) announced on the 20/08/2013, the postponement at a later date of the 2013/14 championship kick off, which was due to occur on the 22/08/2013. This delay was requested by the Tunisian Ligue 1 clubs, who disagree with the decision of the FTF to play all the matches…
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• Category(ies): Clubs, Finance
• Article # 8917
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