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Qatar 2022: the organising committee presents plans of the Qatar Foundation Stadium (40,000 seats)

The Supreme Committee for implementation and heritage (name of the local organising committee of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar) introduced, on 02/12/2014, the plans of the Qatar Foundation Stadium (capacity 40,000), which will be built northwest of Doha, the capital of the emirate. The stadium will…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Stadiums
• Article # 29534
• Published on 05/12/14 at 17:59
©  UEFA
UEFA: ban the Crimean Russian clubs to participate in competitions from 01/01/2015

The UEFA (Union of European Football Associations) Executive Committee, acting on the decison of the UEFA Emergency Panel of 22/08/2014, has decided to prohibit Crimean clubs to play in competitions organised by the RFA (Russian Football Union) from 01/01/2015, on 04/12/2014."The region (is) to be…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal
• Article # 29519
• Published on 05/12/14 at 15:30
UEFA: the Netherlands will host the Women's Euro 2017

The Netherlands have been designated the host of the finals of Women's Euro 2017 during the last meeting in 2014 of the UEFA (Union of European Football Associations) Executive Committee on 03/12 / 2014. This 12th edition of the Women's Euro will be the first tournament contested by 16 teams…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Stadiums, Legal
• Article # 29513
• Published on 05/12/14 at 14:45
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Bundesliga: Hawk-Eye goal-line technology to be used in the competition from 2015-16

Goal-line technology will come into effect in the Bundesliga, the German first division, for the 2015-16 season, announced the DFL (German Professional Football League) at its general meeting on 04/12/2014. 15 of the 18 Bundesliga clubs voted in favour of this technology. A two-thirds majority (12…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Stadiums, Legal
• Article # 29508
• Published on 05/12/14 at 12:59
©  LFP
Spain: League and supporters' associations launch campaign against violence

The LFP (Spanish Professional Football League) and the AFEPE (Association of supporters' federations) have set up a campaign "Afición respeto + = Vive el fútbol" (Supporters respect += Long live football) to fight against violence in football, announced the LFP on 04/12/2014. As part of this…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal
• Article # 29473
• Published on 05/12/14 at 11:59
©  UEFA
UEFA: the Executive Committee sets the format of the Nations League, 16 groups of 3 or 4 teams

The format of the Nations League and European qualifiers for the 2018-2022 cycle were approved at the last meeting in 2014 of the UEFA (Union of European Football Associations) Executive Committee at the House of European Football in Nyon (SUI) on 04/12/2014. The main phase of the Nations League…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Essentials Public Authorities & Regulations
• Article # 29478
• Published on 05/12/14 at 10:30
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MLS: "If we don’t have the right stadium, we’re not going to Miami" (Don Garber, commissioner)

"We love Miami, (but) if we don’t have the right stadium, we’re not going to Miami, nor should we go to any market without the right stadium plan. Until we get (a stadium) finalised, we can’t make a commitment to go to Miami,” stated Don Garber, the commissioner of MLS (Major League Soccer…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Stadiums
• Article # 29417
• Published on 04/12/14 at 19:20
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Turkey: average attendance in the Süper Lig halved since the introduction of the Fans Card

The average attendance of the Süper Lig (Turkish first division) is 6267 spectators after 11 matchdays in 2014-15, an figure halved compared to the average of 11,802 spectators per match for the 18 clubs of the championship in 2013- 14. This decline in attendance is mainly due to the introduction…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Clubs, Social Responsibility, …
• Article # 29380
• Published on 04/12/14 at 10:14
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Spain: "We will make a list of ultra groups and expel them from our stadiums" (M. Cardenal)

"We will make a list of ultra (far right) groups, and expel them from our stadiums and establish a timetable for implementing these measures. Some clubs have already taken steps toward this," said Miguel Cardenal, the Spanish Secretary of State for Sport, following a meeting of the National…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Social Responsibility, Stadiums
• Article # 29375
• Published on 03/12/14 at 17:59
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Serie A: Adriano Galliani (AC Milan) calls for the introduction of goal-line technology

"After the lastest episode of a 'ghost goal' (from a header of Adil Rami, the ball almost completely crossed the Udinese goal line, but the goal was not awarded by referee Paolo Valeri, who seems to have made the right decision) during the AC Milan - Udinese Calcio match (0-0 on 30/11/2014…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Stadiums, Legal
• Article # 29367
• Published on 03/12/14 at 17:16