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Brazil 2014 : Manaus stadium builders on strike to ask for improved safety conditions

The Arena Amazonia stadium builders in Manaus have gone on strike demanding better security conditions on the construction site, said the Amazonia State workers union, on the 16/12/2013. 1,800 workers have gone on strike to denounce the pressures to accelerate the construction, at the expense of…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Stadiums
• Article # 13331
• Published on 17/12/13 at 13:35
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Brazil 2014: judge orders halt to work on Manaus stadium after death of worker

The prosecutor's office of the State of Amazonia has demanded the "urgent and immediate stop in all areas involving altitude" at the stadium in Manaus, after the death of a worker who fell from the roof, on the 14/12/2013."The Public Prosecutor's Office cannot allow the urgency of finishing…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Stadiums
• Article # 12839
• Published on 16/12/13 at 19:40
©  UEFA
Europa League 2013-14: Tottenham Hotspur (ENG) to play Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (UKR) in last 32

Tottenham Hotspur (Premier League, ENG) have been drawn against Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (Premier League, UKR) in the last 32 of the 2013-14 Europa League. The draw was conducted at the headquarters of UEFA (Union of European Football Associations) in Nyon (SUI), on the 16/12/2013.The first legs will…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs
• Article # 12833
• Published on 16/12/13 at 19:30
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2013 Doha Goals Forum: "How can sport promote peace" (Sheikh Faisal Al Thani)

"Important discussions have been had about how sport can be used as a bridge for cultures, as well a way to promote peace and fight prejudice," said Sheikh Faisal bin Mubarak Al Thani, CEO of the Doha Goals Forum, at the close of the 2013 edition, on the 11/12/2013, in Doha (QAT).The 2013 edition…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Agencies, Sporting Goods & Brands, Finance, …
• Article # 12783
• Published on 13/12/13 at 19:47
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England: "Match-fixing is a real threat to the integrity of sport" (Maria Miller)

The establishment of a nationwide telephone line to anonymously report match-fixing, making match-fixing a criminal offence, and educating players to make them more aware of the “best practice”, these were the topics discussed at the emergency meeting convened by Maria Miller, the British…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Betting, Social Responsibility
• Article # 12760
• Published on 13/12/13 at 17:40
FIFA Club World Cup: tribute to Mandela and handshake for peace in every game

There will be a moment of silence before kick-off in honor of Nelson Mandela, who died on the 05/12/2013, and then a "handshake for peace", exchanged at the end of the game by the captains and referees. These are the special tributes that FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Transfer Market, Sponsors - Partners
• Article # 12722
• Published on 12/12/13 at 18:50
UEFA: Euro 2016 on programme of the Executive Committee, meeting in Bilbao (ESP), on the 12/12/2013

The executive committee of UEFA (Union of European Football Associations), which is meeting for the last time in 2013, in Bilbao (ESP), on the 12/12/2013, will include an update on the preparation of Euro 2016, held in France from 10/06 to 10/07/2016.While the slogan for the competition, "UEFA…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Social Responsibility
• Article # 12691
• Published on 12/12/13 at 18:20
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Brazil 2014: 1.1 million ticket requests within 24 hours for second phase of sales

1,179,363 requests for tickets were recorded within 24 hours on the 08/12/2013, after the opening of the second sales phase for the 2014 World Cup (Brazil, from the 12/06 to the 13/07/2014), according to FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association), on the 10/12/2013.86% of the orders…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Stadiums
• Article # 12645
• Published on 11/12/13 at 16:50
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England: six people arrested for match-fixing in Championship

Six people were arrested on suspicion of match-fixing in the Championship (English second division) by the NCA (National Crime Agency), on the 08/12/2013.In an under-cover video made by the British newspaper The Sun and handed over to the authorities, Sam Sodje, a former Portsmouth defender, was…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Betting
• Article # 12639
• Published on 11/12/13 at 13:30
Bundesliga: German league refuses to pay police for Werder Bremen matches

The DFL (German Professional Football League) have refused the proposal by the SPD (German Social Democratic Party) of the Bremen Senate, requesting that they cover police expenses incurred during Werder Bremen (Bundesliga) home matches and not the municipality, on the 03/12/2013.The DFL say they…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Finance, Legal, …
• Article # 12627
• Published on 10/12/13 at 19:25