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Argentina: Death of Julio Grondona, president of Argentine federation and vice-president of FIFA

Julio Humberto Grondona (ARG), president of the AFA (Argentine Football Association) since 1979, died at the age of 82 in Buenos Aires (ARG), following heart problems, on 30/07/2014.Grondona has also held the position of vice-president of FIFA (Federation Internationale de Football Association…
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• Article # 23334
• Published on 30/07/14 at 19:22
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Ireland: Tony Fitzgerald elected federation president through 2018

Tony Fitzgerald (IRL) was elected president of the FAI (Football Association of Ireland) through 2018 at the annual general assembly in Dublin (IRL) on 26/07/2014. He is succeeding Paddy McCaul, who was in office since 2010. Fitzgerald, 71, was vice-president of the federation since 2010. Donal…
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• Article # 23143
• Published on 30/07/14 at 14:36
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Brazil 2014: Foreign tourists spent record €593m (+76%) in June 2014

Foreign tourists who visited Brazil for the 2014 World Cup (12/06 to 07/13/2014) spent 1.8bn reais (approximately €593m) in June 2014, a 75.93% bump over the same period in 2013, the Brazilian government announced on 25/07/2014. This is the single-month record since the Brazilian central bank…
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• Article # 23193
• Published on 30/07/14 at 12:40
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Nigeria: Executive committee sacks federation president Aminu Maigari

Aminu Maigari, president of the NFF (Nigerian Football Federation), 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 "financial misappropriation, misapplication and maladministration".Mike Umeh, the first…
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• Article # 23161
• Published on 30/07/14 at 09:47
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FIGC: FIFA launches investigation on alleged racist comments by candidate Carlo Tavecchio

"Media reports concerning alleged racist comments by one of the presidential candidates for the FIGC (Italian football association) have alerted FIFA’s (Fédération Internationale de Football Association) task force against racism and discrimination and its chairman Jeffrey Webb. As such, FIFA has…
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• Article # 23132
• Published on 29/07/14 at 12:59
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Italy: match calendar for 2014-15 Serie A TIM

The schedule of the Serie A TIM for 2014-15 was published on 28/07/2014. The 2014-15 season of the Italian league starts on 31/08/2014 and ends on 31/05/2014.
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• Article # 23160
• Published on 29/07/14 at 12:01
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Turks and Caicos: Sonia Bien-Aime becomes second woman to lead national football federation

Sonia Bien-Aime was elected president of the TCIFA (Turks and Caicos Islands Football Association) at the federation's general assembly on 21/07/2014. Her term is for four years, ending in 2018. She is the second woman to lead a national football federation after Isha Johansen, who has been the…
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• Article # 23137
• Published on 29/07/14 at 10:15
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NFL: Commissioner Roger Goodell expects new London-based franchise by at least 2025

"It's not something I think is 15 or 20 years away; it could be five or 10 years away [2019-2024]. It depends on if we continue to see that growth and how fast it goes," said Roger Goodell, commissioner of the NFL (National Football League, the league for American football), on 18/07/2014.The NFL…
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• Article # 23116
• Published on 28/07/14 at 18:01
Russia 2018: "Boycotting sports events is not the most effective solution" (FIFA)

"History has shown so far that boycotting sports events and policies of isolation or confrontation are not the most effective ways to solve problems. (...) We have seen that the World Cup can be a force for good and FIFA believes this will be the case for the 2018 World Cup in Russia," said FIFA…
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• Article # 23121
• Published on 28/07/14 at 17:43
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Stade Vélodrome: "An agreement will probably be reached by the end of the week" (Jean-Claude Gaudin)

"I believe that the negotiations carried out by finance deputy Roland Blum with the leaders of Olympique de Marseille (Ligue 1), are moving in the right direction. An agreement will probably be reached by the end of the week. I will finalise it with Margarita Louis-Dreyfus and Vincent Labrune,…
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• Article # 23105
• Published on 28/07/14 at 17:07