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"The choice to be a candidate for UEFA and not for FIFA is not a choice by default" (Michel Platini)

"I thought long and hard," said Michel Platini, president of UEFA (Union of European Football Associations), speaking on the sidelines of the draw for the 2014-15 European Cups in Monaco on 28/08/2014. "But I never managed to convince myself during these months of reflection that I had to go to…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Marketing - Communication, Social Responsibility
• Article # 24255
• Published on 29/08/14 at 18:42
©  DFB
FIFA: Wolfgang Niersbach (GER) welcomes Michel Platini's decision not to run for presidency

Wolfgang Niersbach, the president of the DFB (German Football Association), on 28/082014 welcomed the decision of Michel Platini, president of UEFA (Union of European Football Associations), not to run for the presidency of FIFA (Federation Internationale de Football Association) in 2015. "Had he…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Social Responsibility
• Article # 24322
• Published on 29/08/14 at 16:59
©  UEFA
Crimea: UEFA to host meeting between Russian and Ukrainian federations on 18/09/2014

UEFA (Union of European Football Associations) will host a meeting between the FFU (Football Federation of Ukraine) and the FUR (Football Union of Russia) in Nyon (SUI) on 18/09/2014 to discuss the Crimean clubs, said Michel Platini, president of UEFA, on 28/08/2014. Games played by the Crimean…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs
• Article # 24314
• Published on 29/08/14 at 16:27
©  D.R.
Nigeria: Christopher Giwa elected federation president; validity of election challenged

Christopher Giwa (NGA) was elected president of the NFF (Nigeria Football Federation) at the federation's congress on 26/08/2014. Giwa, the president of Giwa FC (Nigerian first division), got 27 of the 29 votes, beating out Mike Umeh, the outgoing vice-president.The election's validity, however…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Social Responsibility
• Article # 24231
• Published on 28/08/14 at 19:06
©  D.R.
Germany: DFL president favours hosting Euro 2024 and 2024 Olympics

"German sport should do everything it can to get these two events [Euro 2024 and the 2024 Summer Olympic Games]," said Christian Seifert, the CEO of the DFL (German Football League), speaking to the news daily Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung on 16/08/2014. "Hosting Euro 2024 would be a good…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Stadiums
• Article # 24241
• Published on 28/08/14 at 18:30
Ligue 2: LFP's administrative board issues Luzenac second refusal of promotion

The administrative board of the LFP (French Professional Football League) rejected the promotion of LAP (Luzenac Ariège Pyrénées) into Ligue 2 during a telephone meeting on 27/08/2014. "It appears that Luzenac AP, despite numerous reminders (...), still do not have a stadium that meets…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Social Responsibility, Clubs, Stadiums, …
• Article # 24208
• Published on 28/08/14 at 17:00
©  UEFA
FIFA: Michel Platini not running for president in 2015

Michel Platini announced that he will not be a candidate for the presidency of FIFA (Federation Internationale de Football Association) in 2015 during a press conference in Monaco on 28/08/2014, on the sidelines of the group stage draw for the 2014-15 Champions League. "I have chosen to follow my…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Social Responsibility, Legal, Essentials Public Authorities & Regulations
• Article # 24219
• Published on 28/08/14 at 11:40
©  UEFA
FIFA: Platini to announce in Monaco, on 28/08/2014, whether or not he will run for president in 2015

Michel Platini, president of UEFA (Union of European Football Associations), will announce on 28/08/2014, during a press conference organised in Monaco (11:00 CET), whether or not he will be running for president of FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association) on 29/05/2015 in Zurich…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Social Responsibility, Marketing - Communication, Legal, …
• Article # 24193
• Published on 27/08/14 at 18:59
England: Liberal Democrats in favour of "safe standing" in stadiums

Liberal Democrats (the third-largest party in the British government) announced on 22/08/2015 that they were in favour of the installation of rail seats in Premier League (English first division) and Football League (English second, third and fourth divisions) . Rail seats can be locked in the up…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Stadiums, Legal, …
• Article # 24173
• Published on 27/08/14 at 17:59
©  League Managers Association (LMA)
FA: Cardiff City demand Richard Bevan resign as chief executive of League Managers’ Association

Cardiff City (WAL, Championship, English second division) along with several anti-discrimination in football organisations, have called for the resignation of Richard Bevan, the chief executive of the LMA (League Managers Association, the union for managers), on 22/08/2014. This followed on the…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Legal, Social Responsibility
• Article # 24129
• Published on 27/08/14 at 17:32