Public Authorities & Regulations: archives February, 2015 (page 2/6)

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Serie A: "It is in the interest of all that Parma can finish the competition" (C. Tavecchio, FIGC)

"The Serie A championship will not be distorted. It is in the interest of all that Parma FC can finish the competition. I think the club and the league will make sure to avoid a disaster," said Carlo Tavecchio, president of the FIGC (Italian Football Federation), on 22/02/2015. The Lega Serie A…
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• Category(ies): Finance, Legal
• Article # 34879
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Qatar 2022: "Why are we talking about compensation?" (Jérôme Valcke, FIFA)

"It's not perfect, we know that, but why are we talking about compensation? It's happening once, we're not destroying football," said Jérôme Valcke, the Secretary General of FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association), the day after the third meeting of the Task Force on the…
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• Category(ies): Clubs, Finance, Stadiums, …
• Article # 35048
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FIFA: "A Manifesto for change at FIFA", by Luis Figo, presented on 19/02/2015

Luis Figo (POR), a candidate for the presidency of FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association), presented "A Manifesto for change at FIFA" during a press conference at Wembley Stadium, London (ENG), on 19/02/2015. "In this manifesto, I clearly explains how I will restore the…
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• Category(ies): Social Responsibility, Stadiums, Legal, …
• Article # 34858
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2013-14 La Liga: €2.26bn in revenues and €156.2m profit (+8.8%), €2.89bn debt (-3.1%)

The 20 clubs in the Liga BBVA posted a cumulative profit (pre-tax) of €156,240,493 at the end of the 2013-14 season, up 8.8% from 2013-14 (€143,573,380.25), according to the report "Balance of the economic and financial situation of Spanish football, 1999-2014," published by the CSD (Spanish High…
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• Category(ies): Clubs, Finance, Legal
• Article # 35010
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AFCON 2017: Egypt pulls out of the running for the tournament and supports the Algerian bid

"We have decided to withdraw our application and will support that of Algeria," said Khaled Abdel Aziz, the Egyptian youth and sports minister, on the subject of Egypt's bid to host AFCON (African Cup of Nations) 2017, on 20/02/2015. 19 people were killed in clashes between supporters of the club…
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• Category(ies): Stadiums, Legal
• Article # 34957
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Qatar 2022: EPFL expresses disagreement with the proposal (November-December) of FIFA's Task Force

"During the meeting of the Task Force for the Qatar World Cup 2022, held this morning in Doha, FIFA has proposed the period from 19 November to 23 December for the organisation of such international tournament.The Association of European Professional Football Leagues (EPFL) and the clubs have…
Domain(s): Clubs, Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Finance, Authorities, …
• Article # 34974
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Liga BBVA: "We need to impose a more rational model for the exploitation of TV rights" (J. Tebas)

"It's a very good contract," said Javier Tebas, president of the Spanish LFP, to the American sports channel ESPN, on 14/02/2015, following the sale of the 2016-2019 domestic audiovisual rights to the Premier League to the groups Sky and BT for £1.712bn (€2.3bn) per season -- an increase of 70.2…
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• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Finance, …
• Article # 34896
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Qatar 2022: the FIFA Task Force proposes to reduce the duration of the World Cup

"The outcome of the discussions is [...] a proposed reduced competition days schedule with the exact dates to be defined inline with the match schedule and number of venues to be used," said FIFA on the timing of the 2022 World Cup after the third meeting of the Task Force on the organisation of…
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• Category(ies): Clubs, Finance, Social Responsibility, …
• Article # 34955
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TV rights: "The English pay a lot because they have a real product" (Michel Seydoux, LOSC Lille)

"Nowadays, the English pay a lot because they have a real product. Ligue 1 is on the same level as what the English are exporting. In France, we did not want to draw a line between excellence and amateur football, and this is the result," said Michel Seydoux, president of LOSC Lille (Ligue 1)…
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• Category(ies): Agencies, Finance
• Article # 34880
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Qatar 2022: end-November/end-December is "the most viable" period according to the FIFA Task Force

"Following a six-month consultation process, FIFA’s Task Force for the International Match Calendar 2018-24 held its third and final meeting today in Doha, identifying end-November/end-December as the most viable period for the 2022 FIFA World Cup," announced FIFA (Fédération Internationale de…
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• Category(ies): Social Responsibility, Clubs, Stadiums, …
• Article # 34915
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