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Nigeria: FIFA refuses the election of the Federation president and sets an ultimatum of 01/09/2014

"We will not recognise the outcome of this election," said Jerome Valcke, secretary general of FIFA (Federation Internationale de Football Association) in a letter dated 29/08/2014 to the NFF (Nigeria Football Federation) concerning the election of Christopher Giwa as president of the Federation…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Social Responsibility
• Article # 24379
• Published on 01/09/14 at 15:53
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Europa League: 12 groups of the 2014-15 group stage

The draw of the 12 groups of the 2014-15 Europa League group stages was held in Monaco on 29/08/2014. The 31 winners of the Europa League playoffs, the ten teams that lost in the Champions League playoffs and the seven clubs that qualified directly for the competition, 48 clubs in total, were…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs
• Article # 24355
• Published on 01/09/14 at 14:38
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UEFA: Presentation of visual identity for 2015 Champions League and Europa League finals

The visual identity of the Champions League final, which will be played in the Olympiastadion in Berlin (Germany) on 06/06/2015, and of the Europa League final, which will be played at the National Stadium in Warsaw (Poland) on 27/05/2015, were unveiled by UEFA (Union of European Football…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 24354
• Published on 01/09/14 at 13:00
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Luzenac: "This case shows that there should be a CAS in France" (Michel Platini, UEFA)

"I have followed the incredible drama of the Luzenac case. The DNCG (the French National Directorate of Management Control), the LFP (French Professional Football League) decision, the appeal and the tribunal... I agree with Frédéric Thiriez (President of the Football League), that this case…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Stadiums, Legal, …
• Article # 24356
• Published on 01/09/14 at 12:51
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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