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Bundesliga: 20% decrease in violent behavior and a third of the number of victims in 2012/13

The number of injured fans in the Bundesliga and 2.Bundesliga (German second division) for the 2012/13 season fell by almost a third, and violent behavior by 20%, according to the annual report of the ZIS (centre for information on police interventions in sport in Germany), published on the…

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Authorities
• Article # 10792
• Published on 16/10/13 at 12:15

FIFA U-17 World Cup: Emirates host cities to distribute unsold tickets to supporters

Fans are to be given unsold tickets for the U-17 World Cup, held in the UAE from the 17/10 to the 08/11/2013, an initiative of the organising committees of the host cities of the competition."In line with H.E. Sheikh Nahayan Al Nahayan’s vision for a tournament that reaches out to the future…

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Stadiums, Legal, …
• Article # 10789
• Published on 16/10/13 at 11:39

Qatar 2022: FIFPro call for boycott of World Cup if it is played in the summer

FIFPro (International Federation of Professional Footballers) has called for a boycott of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar if it is played in the summer, announced the international union, on the 15/10/2014."We will not play in the summer in Qatar," said Philippe Piat, the only candidate for the…

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Social Responsibility
• Article # 10787
• Published on 15/10/13 at 18:34

Brazil 2014: Egypt reassure FIFA over safety before Egypt-Ghana 2^nd leg in November

"We want to make sure that all the rumors spread by foreign media about turmoil in Egypt are totally false," said the EFA (Egyptian Football Association) in a letter to Jerome Valcke, FIFA Secretary General (Federation Internationale de Football Association), on the 12/10/2013.The Egyptian…

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Stadiums, Legal, Social Responsibility
• Article # 10715
• Published on 14/10/13 at 19:13

2018 World Cup: the renovation of the Luzhniki Stadium to last three and a half years

The renovation of the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, which will host the opening and the final of the 2018 World Cup, will begin in early 2014 and will last three and a half years, the city of Moscow announced, on the 11/10/2013. Delivery of the 81,000 seat stadium (against 78,800 in 2013) is…

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Stadiums
• Article # 10712
• Published on 14/10/13 at 18:15

Iraq: Asian confederation to support lifting the ban on international matches

AFC (Asian Football Confederation) supports Iraq's bid to lift FIFA's (Federation Internationale de Football Association) ban on hosting international matches for security reasons, the Asian body announced, on the 11/10/2013."Both FIFA and AFC have agreed that the continental governing body will…

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Stadiums, Legal, Social Responsibility
• Article # 10699
• Published on 14/10/13 at 16:36

Brazil 2014: 14 countries already qualified, 7 more will be after the matches of the 15/10/2013

With the qualification, on the 11/10/2013, of Germany, Belgium and Switzerland on the European continent and Colombia in South America, 14 countries, including Brazil, who qualify automatically as host country, have sealed their place for the XX World Cup (from the 12/06/2014 to the…

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Authorities
• Article # 10687
• Published on 14/10/13 at 12:16

2014 World Cup: "No more time to lose!" (Jerome Valcke, FIFA Secretary General)

"There is no time to lose to complete the work on the stadium," said Jerome Valcke, secretary general of FIFA (Federation Internationale de Football Association) on the 10/10/2013 in Rio de Janeiro (BRA) after visiting the Pantanal Arena (42,900 seats) in Cuiaba on the 08/10/2013.Jerome Valcke…

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Finance, Stadiums
• Article # 10675
• Published on 14/10/13 at 11:53

Qatar: Hamad bin Khalifa bin Ahmed al-Thani re-elected at the head of the Federation

Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa bin Ahmed al-Thani has been re-elected as President of the QFA (Qatar Football Federation), on the 09/10/2013. He begins a new four-year term which will therefore end in 2017.The Board of Directors of the Federation will meet to set new guidelines on the 15/10/2013. "This…

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Authorities
• Article # 10655
• Published on 11/10/13 at 15:39

Goal-line technology: GoalControl confirmed as official supplier for the 2014 World Cup

German company GoalControl has been confirmed as official supplier of the goal-line technology for the 2014 World Cup, FIFA (Federation Internationale de Football Association) announced, on the 10/10/2013. The company won the tender process launched in April 2013 and has convinced the…

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Digital, Stadiums
• Article # 10650
• Published on 11/10/13 at 15:08