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EPFL board of directors addition: Javier Tebas, president of the Spanish Professional League

Javier Tebas, president of the Spannish LFP (Professional Football League), became a member of the EPFL (Association of European Professional Football Leagues) board of directors on 07/05/2014. His appointment was on the agenda of the general meeting of that body in Paris on 07/05/2014. Javier…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Social Responsibility
• Article # 18850
• Published on 12/05/14 at 18:21
DR Congo: At least 15 dead, 21 injured during ASV Club match - TP Mazembe

Provisionally, at least 15 are dead and 21 have been wounded in incidents during the match between Association Sportive Vita Club (ASV) and TP Mazembe (0-1, Democratic Republic of Congo championship, the sixth matchday of the playoffs) at the Tata Raphaël stadium (capacity 50,000) in Kinshasa on…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Stadiums
• Article # 18891
• Published on 12/05/14 at 17:06
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England: the FA proposes measures to increase number of English players in Premier League

The FA (Football Association) presented a set of measures to increase the number of English players in the Premier League on 08/05/2014. Greg Dyke, FA president, wants the number of English players to go from 32% to 45% by 2022. In 2013-14, 66 Englishmen play regularly in the Premier League. To…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Legal, Social Responsibility
• Article # 18852
• Published on 12/05/14 at 13:59
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FIFA Circular No. 1420 issued on 12/05/2014

Circular No. 1420 entitled "Research on third-party ownership of players' economic rights - executive summaries", was published by FIFA on 12/05/2014, for the attention of all national federations.
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal
• Article # 41408
• Published on 12/05/14 at 12:12
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England: €8.8m loss for Wembley Stadium in first seven months of 2013

London's Wembley Stadium (capacity 90,000) lost £7.2m (€8.8m) in 2013, the UK website This Is Money reported on 03/05/2014. Wembley Stadium changed its accounting so that its year end coincides with the end of the football season. The 2013 financial year will thus be understood as the first seven…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Finance, Stadiums
• Article # 18824
• Published on 12/05/14 at 11:30
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FIFA: Joseph Blatter to ask congress if he should be candidate for fifth term

Joseph Blatter of Switzerland will ask the FIFA (Federation Internationale de Football Association) congress at its meeting on 11/06/2014 in Sao Paulo (BRA) whether the body wishes him to be a candidate for a fifth term as its leader, according to the Swiss daily Blick on 09/05/2014. "My mandate…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Marketing - Communication, Social Responsibility
• Article # 18802
• Published on 09/05/14 at 14:27
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Brazil 2014: Worker dies in Cuiaba; 8th death at World Cup worksites

A worker at Cuiaba's (BRA) Arena Pantanal was electrocuted and died on 08/05/2014. It is the eighth accidental death at 2014 World Cup (Brazil, 12/06 to 13/07/2014) worksites. Work will not be interrupted, to deliver the stadium before the start of the competition, according to spokesman for the…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Stadiums
• Article # 18783
• Published on 09/05/14 at 12:46
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UEFA: Champions League Gallery and Museum open in Lisbon, 06 to 25/05/2014

The Champions Gallery and Champions Museum are opening in Lisbon (Portugal), from 06 to 25/05/2014, UEFA (Union of European Football Associations) announced on 06/05/2014. The Portuguese capital will host the 2014 competition's final at Luz stadium (65,647 capacity), between Atlético Madrid (ESP…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Stadiums, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 18758
• Published on 09/05/14 at 10:56
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Brazil 2014: FIFA puts 48 group stage matches' hashtags on T-shirts

FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association) began selling T-shirts that include the hashtags (#SUIFRA for Switzerland-France on 20/06/2014, for example) from all 48 matches of the group stage of the World Cup 2014 (Brazil, 12/06 to 07/13/2014) on 06/05/2014. These black T-shirts go…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Merchandising - Licensing
• Article # 18770
• Published on 09/05/14 at 09:55
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UEFA: Euro 2020 on executive committee's agenda in Turin on 13/05/2014

The UEFA (Union of European Football Associations) executive committee will discuss the applications of 19 cities for Euro 2020 at its meeting in Turin (ITA) on 13/05/2014, the eve of the Europa League final: FC Sevilla (ESP) - SL Benfica (POR) in the Juventus Stadium in Turin. "The UEFA…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Marketing - Communication, Social Responsibility
• Article # 18710
• Published on 07/05/14 at 14:59