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Spain: Murcia's demotion to third division confirmed by Madrid Mercantile Court

Madrid Mercantile Court (Spain) confirmed, on 22/08/2014, the administrative demotion of Real Murcia to Segunda Division B (the Spanish third division) for the 2014-15 season, on 22/08/2014. Real Murcia, who were fourth in the 2013-14 Liga Adelante (second division), were relegated to the third…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Finance, Legal, …
• Article # 23982
• Published on 22/08/14 at 16:25
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FIGC: "It wouldn't surprise me at all if Carlo Tavecchio were to resign" (Giovanni Malago, CONI)

"It wouldn't surprise me at all if the new president [Carlo Tavecchio] were to take a step back and resign," said Giovanni Malago, president of CONI (Italian National Olympic Committee) on 21/08/2014. Carlo Tavecchio was elected to the presidency of the FIGC (Federazione Italiano Giuoco di Calcio…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Social Responsibility
• Article # 23990
• Published on 22/08/14 at 16:02
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Spain: Odds were offered and bets were registered on a friendly fixture that never took place

Bets were registered for a friendly game between the Spanish club SD Ponferradina (Liga Adelante, the Spanish second division) and the Portuguese club SC Freamunde (promoted to the Liga Vitalis, the second Portuguese division), scheduled on 04/08/2014 at 10:00 CET, but that never took place…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Legal, Betting, …
• Article # 23940
• Published on 21/08/14 at 18:59
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Premier League warns fans not to post mini-videos and images of games on social networks

Premier League (the English first division) intends to take action against users who post bits of matches in the form of Vines (videos under six seconds) and GIFs (short video animations) on social networks such as Facebook and Twitter during the 2014-15 season, the league announced on 15/08/2014…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Digital, …
• Article # 23921
• Published on 21/08/14 at 18:34
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Nigeria: Aminu Maigari reinstated as president of federation; congress scheduled on 26/08/2014

Aminu Maigari was reinstated in his position of president of the NFF (Nigeria Football Federation), the federation announced on 18/08/2014.Aminu Maigari was sacked by the federation's executive committee on 25/07/2014. Eight of the 13 members of the executive committee voted for his ouster for…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Social Responsibility
• Article # 23924
• Published on 21/08/14 at 15:59
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FIFA TMS: Spain and England represent 73% of transfer spending in European Top 5

The Premier League and Liga BBVA represented 73% of the transfer spending in the five major European leagues (Germany, England, Spain, France and Italy) recorded between 01/06/2013 and 12/08/2014, indicated FIFA TMS (Transfer Matching System), FIFA's (Fédération Internationale de Football…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Transfer Market, Finance, …
• Article # 23908
• Published on 21/08/14 at 15:25
FIFA to host in Zurich the first World Summit on Ethics in Sports on 19/09/2014

"What business and politics can learn from sports, showcase successful CSR activities in the sports arena and assess and address current challenges in sports ethics," are some of the themes programmed at the first World Summit on Ethics in Sports, organised by the foundation “World Forum for…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Social Responsibility
• Article # 23898
• Published on 21/08/14 at 11:46
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Russia in 2018: Vitaly Mutko says plans unchanged for 12 stadiums in 11 host cities

"The plan to host the 2018 World Cup in 12 stadiums in 11 cities remains unchanged," said Russian sports minister Vitaly Mutko, who is also the president of the LOC (Local Organising Committee) of the 2018 World Cup and a member of the executive committee of FIFA (Federation Internationale de…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Stadiums
• Article # 23892
• Published on 21/08/14 at 11:21
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Spain: Liga refuses to reinstate Murcia in second division; Mirandes brought back up

"La Liga Adelante (Spanish second division) will begin this weekend (23 and 24/08/2014) and Mirandes will be included," said Javier Tebas, president of the Spanish LFP (Professional Football League), following the league's executive committee meeting on 18/08/2014. The LFP has thus rejected the…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Legal, Social Responsibility
• Article # 23809
• Published on 20/08/14 at 18:22
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FIGC: UEFA opens investigation into alleged racist comments made by president Carlo Tavecchio

"Mr Carlo Tavecchio, President of the FIGC (Federazione Italiano di Giuoco Calcio, the Italian football federation), has today (on 20/08/2014) been personally informed by UEFA (Union of European Football Associations) about the decision of its Chief Ethics and Disciplinary Inspector to open a…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Social Responsibility
• Article # 23877
• Published on 20/08/14 at 17:59