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French Senate: a fact finding mission to visit Arsenal on 19 and 20/02/2014

A delegation of the French Senate went to London to study the economic model of professional clubs and their relationships with local authorities. The visit is on 19 and 20/02/2014. This mission, led by Senator Michel Savin, was scheduled and approved by the Senate in October 2013.The fact-finding…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Finance, Stadiums
• Article # 15015
• Published on 19/02/14 at 15:56
©  Brésil 2014
Brazil 2014: "The World Cup pays for itself and is profitable" (Aldo Rebelo, Sports Minister)

"The World Cup pays for itself, is profitable and generates wealth that will help to resolve secular and structural problems in Brazilian society," said Aldo Rebelo, Sports Minister of Brazil, on 14/02/2014."Since Brazil was selected (as host country) in 2007, the World Cup has had a budget…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Stadiums
• Article # 15009
• Published on 19/02/14 at 12:52
©  COL
Brazil 2014: "Curitiba confirmed as World Cup venue, (but) it’s a race against time" (J. Valcke)

Curitiba and its stadium, the Arena da Baixada, will welcome four of the 64 matches of the Football World Cup held in Brazil from 12/06 to 13/07/2014, announced FIFA's (Fédération Internationale de Football Association) secretary general, Jérôme Valcke on 18/02/2014."It’s a race against a very…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Finance, Stadiums, Legal, …
• Article # 14999
• Published on 19/02/14 at 11:55
©  D.R.
Death of Jean Appietto, former lawyer of UEFA, the FFF and the LFP

"I have learned with sorrow the loss of our friend Jean Appietto, which suddenly occurred last night. Jean had been the lawyer of the FFF (French Football Federation) and the LFP (Professional Football League) for 40 years," said Frédéric Thiriez, president of the LFP, on 15/02/2014.Jean Appietto…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Marketing - Communication, Social Responsibility
• Article # 14986
• Published on 18/02/14 at 18:48
AS Monaco-LFP agreement: "A mercantile and irresponsible position" (Frédéric Thiriez)

"I regret that some clubs have sent letters to the presidents of Ligue 1 and Ligue 2, as well as to the press, to announce their intention to challenge in court the decision of the board that ended the dispute with AS Monaco," wrote Frederic Thiriez, president of the LFP (French Professional…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Finance, Legal, …
• Article # 14891
• Published on 18/02/14 at 17:12
©  D.R.
France: €264m in online sports betting recorded by ARJEL during the fourth quarter of 2013 (+ 41%)

€264m worth of online sports betting was recorded by ARJEL (French Regulatory Authority of Online Games) for the fourth quarter of 2013 (October, November and December 2013), an increase of 41% compared to the same period in 2012 (€187m), showed the quarterly market analysis for online games…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Article # 14784
• Published on 18/02/14 at 16:29
©  uefa
UEFA: "The national teams are just as important as the clubs" (Michel Platini)

"I have never understood the disagreements between the clubs and national associations, as if one is superior to the other. When I played, I gave 100% to the club and 100% to the French team. So we changed the calendar of national teams a little and established the 'week of football'. A week of…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Finance, Legal, …
• Article # 14904
• Published on 18/02/14 at 16:00
©  Parlement européen
European Parliament: 2022 Qatar World Cup "a risk and an opportunity" (Theo Zwanziger, FIFA)

The organisation of the World Cup in Qatar in 2022 represents "a risk and an opportunity. The World Cup may improve the human rights situation," said Theo Zwanziger, a member of the executive committee of FIFA (Federation Internationale de Football Association), during a hearing before the…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Social Responsibility
• Article # 14937
• Published on 18/02/14 at 14:28
©  Commission européenne
The transfer market "can be seen as a threat to the equity of competitions" (A. Vassiliou, EU)

"Football stakeholders are free to reduce the number of transfer windows per season or to modify the rules underpinning the current windows, provided the resulting system is in line with EU rules on free movement of workers and on competition," said Androulla Vassiliou, the European commissioner…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Finance, Legal, …
• Article # 14831
• Published on 14/02/14 at 15:24
©  ECA
ECA delays replacement of Sandro Rosell on executive committee to "a later meeting"

"The decision regarding Sandro Rosell's replacement in the ECA Executive Board (European Clubs Association) and the UEFA (European Football Associations Union) Professional Strategy Council has been postponed to a later meeting," declared the ECA on 12/02/2014. During this period, Karl-Heinz…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Legal, Social Responsibility
• Article # 14816
• Published on 14/02/14 at 12:38