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LFP: Disciplinary proceedings opened on 87 players accused of betting

The LFP (French Professional Football League) is investigating 87 players in professional clubs (Ligue 1, Ligue 2 and the professional clubs in National) that have not complied with the ban on sports betting in LFP-organised competitions, the body announced on 23/06/2014. "In accordance with…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Social Responsibility, Marketing - Communication, Clubs, …
• Article # 21278
• Published on 23/06/14 at 17:30
©  FFF
Brazil 2014: "While often maligned, football brings people together" (Noël Le Graët, FFF)

"It is very good that football, in spite of being so often maligned, brings people together. The 17m French viewers and the extraordinary excitement show that people want to be united around a common goal and that there is national pride in the good sense," said Noël Le Graët, president of the FFF…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Finance, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 21251
• Published on 23/06/14 at 15:13
©  FIFA
LFP: Frédéric Thiriez wants spray for free kick wall to be used in French leagues from 2014-15

"I'll ask Pascal Garibian [technical director for refereeing] to introduce the spray in the professional leagues [Ligue 1 and Ligue 2] beginning with the 2014-15 season. This is an amazing tool," said Frédéric Thiriez, president of the LFP (French Professional Football League), speaking to News…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Legal, Social Responsibility
• Article # 21271
• Published on 23/06/14 at 13:10
©  D.R.
Brazil 2014: Attendance surpasses 1m for first 20 matches (fill rate: 97.8%)

1,013,613 spectators attended the first 20 matches of the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, from 12/06/2014 to 18/06/2014, according to the totals calculated by News Tank. The 12 stadiums of the World Cup had an average occupancy rate of 97.82% from the opening match (Brazil-Croatia, 3-1, group A) in the…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Stadiums
• Article # 21153
• Published on 20/06/14 at 17:50
UEFA: U15 tournament held in Zaatari camp (Jordan) for World Refugee Day on 20/06/2014

Boys and girls U15 finals are organised by UEFA (Union of European Football Associations) in the Syrian refugee camp Zaatari (northern Jordan), held on the 20/06/2014 in the occasion of World Refugee Day. "Football's popularity means the game can serve as a massive social force. It has the power…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Marketing - Communication, Social Responsibility
• Article # 21161
• Published on 20/06/14 at 12:54
©  QFA
Qatar's 2022 organising committee: "We have fully co-operated" with ethics committee investigation

"We have fully co-operated in a completely open and transparent manner with FIFA’s [Fédération Internationale de Football Association] independent ethics committee investigation into the bidding process [the procedure for the awarding of the 2022 World Cup]," said the Supreme Committee for…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Marketing - Communication, Social Responsibility
• Article # 21008
• Published on 18/06/14 at 15:59
©  FFI
Brazil 2014: Iran instruct players not to wear new shirts for each match

To save money, the players on Iran's national team are not to wear new shirts for each match of the 2014 World Cup (12/06 to 13/07/2014), said Ali Kafashian, president of the IFF (Iranian Football Federation), on 16/06/2014. "We have not given players a shirt for each game. Players must be frugal…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Sporting Goods & Brands
• Article # 20928
• Published on 17/06/14 at 15:34
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Brazil 2014: France-Honduras offers first goal verification through goal-line technology

The first goal in history to be verified through goal-line technology occurred during the World Cup France-Honduras match (3-0, 15/06/2014, Group E, Beira-Rio Stadium in Porto Alegre). This was the French team's second goal, and was an own goal by Honduran goalkeeper Noel Valladares. The German…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Digital, Sporting Goods & Brands, Stadiums, …
• Article # 20897
• Published on 16/06/14 at 17:06
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Winning World Cup country gets stock market bump, says Goldman Sachs

Stocks in the country that wins the World Cup outperform those of other countries by 3.5% in the month following the victory, according to Peter Oppenheimer, the head of global stock strategy at the American investment firm Goldman Sachs, speaking to French newspaper Le Monde on 12/06/2014. The…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Finance
• Article # 20866
• Published on 16/06/14 at 15:19
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FIFA ethics committee suspends Franz Beckenbauer for 90 days from any activity in footbal

Franz Beckenbauer (Germany), special advisor to the FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association) football committee, has been suspended, effective immediately, from any football-related activity for 90 days, stated Alan Sullivan, the vice-president of the FIFA ethics committee's…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Social Responsibility
• Article # 20867
• Published on 16/06/14 at 12:24