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Maracana hosts first test event, seven weeks before Confederations Cup

The renovated Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) held its first event on the 25/04/2013, after two years and seven months of works, costing €470 million. The event was a friendly match between friends of Brazilian former internationals, Ronaldo and Bebeto. 25,000 people attended the…

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Stadiums
• Article # 5322
• Published on 29/04/13 at 12:21

Hungary: construction of a 65,000 seat stadium in Budapest by 2017

Budapest is going to have a stadium meeting "the highest standards required by UEFA," the Hungarian government announced on 23/04/2013. The construction of the new 65,000 seater stadium, with an estimated cost of €230-300 million, will begin in 2014, with delivery expected in 2017. The future…

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Stadiums
• Article # 5270
• Published on 26/04/13 at 18:58

England: Anthony Fry appointed new Premier League chairman

Anthony Fry was elected president of the English Premier League on the 26/04/2013. He replaces Sir Dave Richards and will officially take office at the annual general meeting of the Premier League on the 01/06/2013. Anthony Fry was elected unanimously by a committee chaired by Bruce Buck, chairman…

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Authorities
• Article # 5312
• Published on 26/04/13 at 18:47

Spain: Javier Tebas elected president of the Professional Football League (Official)

Javier Tebas has been officially elected President of the Spanish Professional Football League (LFP) until 2017, the LFP's Election Commission announced on 26/04/2013. Javier Tebas was the only proposed candidate to succeed José Luis Astiazarán, president since 2005. The Election Commission had…

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Authorities
• Article # 5328
• Published on 26/04/13 at 17:00

La Liga: Solving the problem of match-fixing (Javier Tebas Medrano, President of the Spanish LFP)

"We have to solve the problem [of sporting fraud in Spanish football]. If someone tells me something, I will pass the information onto the police and anti-government corruption investigators. We will do our best to help shed light on these cases." said Javier Tebas Medrano, new President of the…

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Betting, Legal, …
• Article # 5261
• Published on 26/04/13 at 12:11

37^th UEFA Congress in London on 24/05/2013

UEFA (Union of European Football Association) brings its 37^th annual conference to London, chaired by Michel Platini, the 24/05/2013, on the eve of the final of the Champions League at Wembley. Representatives of 53 member associations will vote to renew half half of the Executive Committee of…

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Authorities
• Article # 5301
• Published on 26/04/13 at 11:04

CONMEBOL: Uruguayan Eugenio Figueredo succeeds outgoing president Nicolas Leoz

Uruguayan Eugenio Figueredo, 81, Vice President of CONMEBOL (South American Football Confederation) has been made President of the organisation after Paraguayan Nicolas Leoz tendered his resignation earlier that day, the 23/04/2013. The South American organisation sent a statement to FIFA to…

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Authorities
• Article # 5292
• Published on 25/04/13 at 12:36

Paraguayan Nicolas Leoz resigns from FIFA's Executive Committee

"FIFA has taken note of the formal resignation of Nicolás Leoz as a member of the FIFA Executive Committee and as President of CONMEBOL (Confederación Sudamericana de Fútbol) for health and personal reasons." This statemend was issued by FIFA on 23/04/2013. Nicolas Leoz, 84, underwent a fourth…

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Authorities
• Article # 5290
• Published on 24/04/13 at 09:24

Oleg Blokhin: "against" a Russian-Ukrainian league

"The Unified Championship would mean more money, but I don't support it. Personally, I'm against it," said Oleg Blokhin, Dynamo Kiev's (Ukraine) manager, on the 22/04/2013.Sponsored by the Russian energy giant Gazprom, this Russian-Ukrainian super league would involve 16 teams from Russia and 14…

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs
• Article # 7210
• Published on 23/04/13 at 14:02

FIFA symposium from 24 to 27/04/2013 on the impact of the World Cup

The social and political consequences of the organisation of the World Cup is the central theme of the FIFA-organised symposium, involving 19 experts from 10 counties, from the 24 to 27/04/2013 at FIFA's headquarters in Zurich (Switzerland)Each of the 19 World Cups from 1930 to 2010 will be…

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Social Responsibility
• Article # 7328
• Published on 23/04/13 at 12:38