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Brazil 2014: Sao Paulo stadium's roof will not be finished in time for opening match

The roof of the stadium in Sao Paulo (capacity 65,800) will not be fully completed for the opening of the World Cup (Brazil-Croatia, 12/06/2014), the construction company Odebrecht announced on 16/05/2014. Some of the 36,000 spectators who attended the test match held on 18/05/2014 between…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Stadiums
• Article # 19324
• Published on 20/05/14 at 13:01
©  D.R.
ICSS-La Sorbonne: Sport betting allows organised crime to launder €102bn per year

Sport betting allows organised crime to launder $140bn (€102bn) annually, and 80% of bets are taken through illegal outlets and websites, according to the 2012-2014 study from the Research Programme on Ethics and Sport Security of the University of Paris 1 - Panthéon-Sorbonne (France), in…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Finance, Legal, …
• Article # 19330
• Published on 20/05/14 at 11:27
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Financial fair play: "Our ambition will not be undermined" (Nasser Al-Khelaifi, Paris SG)

"Our ambition to build one of the best and most competitive European Football clubs will not be undermined by these measures," said Paris Saint-Germain president Nasser Al-Khelaïfi on 16/05/2014 after the publication, on the same day, of the settlement agreement between Paris SG and the CFCB (Club…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Finance, Legal, …
• Article # 19260
• Published on 19/05/14 at 12:28
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UEFA wants to temporarily remove players who injure opponents

Pierluigi Collina, UEFA (Union of European Football Associations)'s referees chief, suggested on 14/05/2014 that players who injure their opponents should be temporarily removed."We're going to propose this new rule to IFAB (International Football Association Board), whereby the player who causes…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Legal, Social Responsibility
• Article # 19261
• Published on 16/05/14 at 19:02
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ECA: Second meeting of Women's Football Committee in Lisbon (POR) on 22/05/2014

The second meeting of the ECA (European Club Association) Women's Football Committee will be held in Lisbon (POR) on 22/05/2014, the final day of the Women's Champions League (Wolfsburg-Tyresö FF). The Women's Football Committee was established at the 10th general assembly of the ECA in Doha (QAT…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Social Responsibility
• Article # 19265
• Published on 16/05/14 at 18:15
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Qatar 2022: Joseph Blatter acknowledges "mistake" of planning World Cup in "50°C" summer

"Yes, of course. But listen, a mistake ... You know, we make many mistakes in life," said Joseph Blatter, President of FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association), on 15/05/2014 in an interview with Swiss television RTS. He was responding to the question, "Is it not a mistake first of…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Marketing - Communication, Social Responsibility
• Article # 19240
• Published on 16/05/14 at 18:04
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Home-grown players: European Commission asks Spanish basketball to change its rules

The European Commission called on FEB (Spanish Basketball Federation) and ACB (Spanish Association of Basketball clubs) to change their current rules on locally trained players, which lead to "indirect discrimination against players from other member states of the European Union," the commission…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Legal, Social Responsibility
• Article # 19125
• Published on 16/05/14 at 16:59
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3D simulation software stadium evacuation set up at American university

SportEvac, a 3D simulation software for stadium evacuation, has been set up at the University of Southern Mississippi (United States), the NCS4 (U.S. National Center for Spectator Sports Safety and Security) announced on 14/05/2014. This software was developed by Incontrol, an American IT company…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Digital, Stadiums, Legal, …
• Article # 19207
• Published on 16/05/14 at 12:44
Brazil 2014: Tourists will spend €2.2bn (Brazilian Ministry of Tourism)

Tourists will spend $3.1bn (€2.2bn) during the 2014 World Cup, according to a study by the Brazilian Ministry of Tourism and FIPE (the Brazilian Economic Research Institute Foundation) published on 14/05/2014. Tourists will spend an average of $2,500 (€1,823) excluding the price of airfare. 1.9m…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Finance
• Article # 19185
• Published on 16/05/14 at 11:45
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Death of Jean-Luc Dehaene: "A great man, a statesman and a man of conviction" (Michel Platini, UEFA)

"Mr Dehaene was a great man," said Michel Platini, President of UEFA (Union of European Football Associations), on 15/05/2014, after the death of Jean-Luc Dehaene, chief investigator of the CFCB (Club Financial Control Body) Investigatory Chamber and former Belgian prime minister from 1992 to…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Legal, Social Responsibility
• Article # 19177
• Published on 16/05/14 at 10:14