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World Cup: Michael van Praag, a candidate for the presidency of FIFA, would expand to 40 teams

Changing the format of the World Cup from 32 participating nations to 40 from the 2026 edition is one of the proposals presented by Michael van Praag, the president of the KNVB (the Royal Football Association of the Netherlands) and a candidate in the FIFA presidency, in Amsterdam (NED) on…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal
• Article # 35525
• Published on 03/03/15 at 14:44
FIFA: Michael van Praag, presidential candidate, presents his programme, "Football for Everyone"

Michael van Praag, a candidate for the presidency of FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association) presented his programme entitled "Football for Everyone" at a press conference in Amsterdam (NED) on 02/03/2015.
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal
• Article # 35524
• Published on 03/03/15 at 13:23
©  DFL
Qatar 2022: "Eliminating the Round of 16 is a good option (to shorten World Cup)" (A. Rettig, DFL)

"I think eliminating the first World Cup knockout round (Round of 16) is a good option; instead of the top two group stage finishers advancing, only the group winner (would advance). We could move directly to playing the quarter-finals," stated Andreas Rettig, the COO of the DFL (Deutsche Fußball…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Social Responsibility, Stadiums
• Article # 35468
• Published on 03/03/15 at 09:45
©  UEFA
UEFA: election of president & 7 members of the Executive Committee at Vienna Congress on 24/03/2015

The election of the president and seven members of the executive committee of UEFA (Union of European Football Associations) are on the agenda -- which was published on 27/02/2015 -- for the European body's 39th Congress, which will be hosted in Vienna (AUT) on 24/03/2015. Michel Platini, who has…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Finance, Legal
• Article # 35445
• Published on 02/03/15 at 19:09
©  D.R.
Qatar 2022: "We have to stop on 18/12/2022 for the finish (of the World Cup)" (Joseph Blatter)

'We have to stop on 18/12/2022 for the finish (of the World Cup). Not through to 23/12/2022, definitely not. No doubt the FIFA ExCo will make the decision that we will play November-December," said Joseph Blatter, president of FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association), on the…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal
• Article # 35384
• Published on 02/03/15 at 12:26
©  FIFA
IFAB: "the (triple) punishment is too harsh and a solution must be found" (129th General Assembly)

"Following further analysis of the so-called “triple punishment” (Law 12) of sending off, penalty and suspension for the denial of an obvious goal-scoring opportunity within the penalty area, The IFAB (International Football Association Board) agreed that the punishment is too harsh and that a…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Essentials Public Authorities & Regulations
• Article # 35353
• Published on 02/03/15 at 12:02
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FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players 2015, which came into force on 01/04/2015

FIFA published the 2015 edition of its "Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players" which sets the administrative and financial rules of the movements of professional and amateur players, within each national federation and abroad, on 01/01/2015. The regulations, which were approved by the…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal
• Article # 41424
• Published on 01/03/15 at 12:12