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Russian federation to welcome three Crimean clubs to third division beginning in 2014-15

Three Crimean clubs -- SKChF Sebastopol, Tavria Simferopol and Zhemchuzhina Yalta --- will be integrated into the Second Division South, Russia's third tier, in 2014-15, the Russian Federation announced on 31/07/2014.SKChF (formerly PFC Sevastopol) and Tavria Simferopol played in the Ukrainian…
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• Category(ies): Clubs, Legal, Social Responsibility
• Article # 23322
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Sports betting: CONCACAF extends its partnership with Early Warning System through 2014-15

The CONCACAF (Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football) extended its partnership with Early Warning System, a subsidiary of FIFA (Federation Internationale de Football Association) tasked with watching over the online sports betting market, on 17/07/2014.Partners…
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• Category(ies): Legal, Betting, Social Responsibility
• Article # 23274
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Brazil 2014: 632,646 tourists injected €462m into local economy of Brasilia

488,903 Brazilians and 143,743 foreign tourists went to Brasilia to watch the seven 2014 World Cup fixtures (Brazil, from 12/06 to 13/07/2014) hosted in the Mané-Garrincha stadium, the Brazilian government announced on 31/07/2014.These 632,646 tourists injected 1.3bn reais (approximately €462m…
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• Article # 23308
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Brazil 2014: Brazil received 330 more flights (up 14%) from abroad in June and July 2014

2,698 flights arrived in Brazil from abroad in June and July 2014 for the World Cup (from 12/06 to 13/07/2014), an increase of 330 flights (or 14%) compared to the same period in 2013 (2,368 flights), the Brazilian Ministry of Tourism said on 29/07/2014.The strongest growth came from elsewhere in…
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• Article # 23292
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FIGC: FFF, supporting FIFA, calls for investigation into Carlo Tavecchio's racist remarks

Noël le Graët, president of the FFF (French Football Federation), sent a letter to Joseph Blatter, the FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association) president, on 29/07/2014, in support of the international body, which asked the FIGC (Italian Football Federation) on 28/07/2014 to…
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• Article # 23275
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NBA: Michele Roberts becomes first woman to lead players' union for North American league

Michele Roberts (USA) was elected executive director of the NBPA (National Basketball Players Association), the union for players in the NBA (National Basketball Association, North America), on 29/07/2014. She got 32 of the 36 votes of the NBPA executive committee and players representing…
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Amateur football: DFB launches web forum to communicate with users

The new version of the amateurs-only website (www.fussball.de) of the DFB (German Football Association) has a forum that enables users to communicate with the DFB on issues in amateur football, the DFB announced on 29/07/2014.Users can also post videos and photos of amateur games. "In addition to…
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• Article # 23185
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England: Vanishing spray to be used in Premier League from 2014-15

Premier League will, starting in 2014-15, use the vanishing spray that allows referees to draw a white line on the ground to enforce a 9.15 metre distance between the wall and the kicker during a free kick, announced Richard Scudamore, the chief executive of the Premier League, on 30/07/2014. "At…
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• Article # 23243
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Argentina: Luis Segura named interim federation president; elections in October 2014

Luis Segura (ARG), the senior vice president of the AFA (Argentine Football Association), was appointed interim federation president on 30/07/2014. This change follows on the death, on the same day, of Julio Grondona, who was the president since 1979. "The vice-presidents of the executive…
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• Article # 23257
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NBA: American judge authorises sale of Los Angeles Clippers for €1.49bn

The Los Angeles superior court (California, USA) on 28/07/2014 authorised the sale of the Los Angeles Clippers, an NBA (National Basketball Association, North America) franchise, for $2bn (€1.49bn). Donald Sterling, the owner of the Clippers, had gone to court to prevent the sale of his team by…
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