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Brazil 2014: Arena de Sao Paulo not be ready until mid-April, but "no plan B" (Blatter)

The Arena de Sao Paulo, where the opening match of the 20th World Cup is to take place, on the 12/06/2014, will not be ready until mid-April 2014 and "for the time being there's no plan B ", said Joseph Blatter, president of FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association), following the…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Stadiums, Legal, Social Responsibility
• Article # 12482
• Published on 06/12/13 at 17:15
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Brazil 2014: at least 3 stadiums won't be delivered until 2014, according to organising committee

Sao Paulo, Cuiaba, and Curitiba, these are the three stadiums of the 2014 World Cup in Brazil already assured of not meeting the delivery deadline. FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association) had fixed a deadline for the 31/12/2013 for the completion of all stadiums, but after the…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Stadiums, Legal, Social Responsibility
• Article # 12457
• Published on 06/12/13 at 16:30
©  FIFA
FIFA: "Mandela, one of the greatest humanists of our time and a dear friend" (Joseph Blatter)

"It is in deep mourning that I pay my respects to an extraordinary person, probably one of the greatest humanists of our time and a dear friend of mine: Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela," said Joseph Blatter, President of FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association), after the death of the…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Authorities
• Article # 12479
• Published on 06/12/13 at 15:50
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Brazil 2014: composition of the four pots for the draw, on the 06/12/2013

FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association) announced on the 03/12/2013, the composition of the pots for the draw for the eight groups of the 2014 World Cup, to be held on the 06/12/2013 in the State of Bahia, Brazil.Pot 4 includes the nine unseeded European teams. One of them will be…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Authorities
• Article # 12383
• Published on 06/12/13 at 10:30
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England: launching of campaign to educate fans on the dangers of pyrotechnics

The Premier League, the FA (the Football Association) and the FL (Football League, who manage the second, third and fourth British professional divisions) are launching an educational campaign for supporters on the dangers of pyrotechnics devices in football grounds, on the 02/12/2013.Posters…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Stadiums
• Article # 12388
• Published on 06/12/13 at 10:25
FIFA: Detlev Zenglein, new CEO of Early Warning System, starting the 01/01/2014

Detlev Zenglein has been appointed CEO of Early Warning System (EWS), a subsidiary of FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association) in charge of monitoring sports betting on all FIFA tournaments. Starting January 2014, Detlev Zenglein will take over Urs Scherrer, who was in office since…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Agencies, Betting
• Article # 12421
• Published on 05/12/13 at 19:27
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Brazil 2014: "We had not as many problems in South Africa in 2010" (Jerome Valcke, FIFA)

"Regarding the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, there was a kind of support and national support and we had not as many problems we face in Brazil," said Jerome Valcke, FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association) general secretary, on the 04/12/2013."It is a right to demonstrate. For…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Social Responsibility
• Article # 12400
• Published on 05/12/13 at 19:13
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UEFA: Michel Platini calls for yellow cards to be replaced by a sin-bin

"I would change the system of cautions, the cards. I would make it like rugby, punishing the offender with 10 or 15 minutes out of the game," said Michel Platini, President of UEFA (Union of European Football Associations), on the 04/12/2013."That way, the benefit goes to the team the offender is…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Legal, Social Responsibility
• Article # 12423
• Published on 05/12/13 at 19:05
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Qatar: FIFPro call for abolition of sponsorship system for foreign players

A FIFPro (International Federation of Professional Footballers) delegation who went to Qatar from the 28/11 to 01/12/2013 met with authorities and organisers of the 2022 World Cup and called for the abolition of the "Kafala" sponsorship system. The system requires all foreign workers, including…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Legal, Social Responsibility
• Article # 12325
• Published on 04/12/13 at 18:45
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Brazil 2014: changes on Sao Paulo site done without the agreement of the authorities

Changes were made during the construction of the Arena de Sao Paulo, where the opening match of the 20th World Cup on the 12/06/2014, is due to take place, without the permission of the municipality, said the state prosecution of Sao Paulo, on the 30/11/2013.An accident, which caused the collapse…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Stadiums, Legal, Social Responsibility
• Article # 12321
• Published on 03/12/13 at 19:30