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FIFA: Joseph Blatter re-elected president for a fifth term (2015-2019) with 133 votes out of 206

Joseph Blatter (SUI) was re-elected FIFA president for another four years (2015-2019) with 133 out of 209 of votes cast at the 65th Congress of the international federation in Zurich (SUI) on 29/05/2015. His only rival, Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein (Jordan), received 73 votes (there were 3 invalid…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Essentials Public Authorities & Regulations
• Article # 43050
• Published on 29/05/15 at 19:52
Updated domestic cup results and news from around Europe

Many domestic cup competitions around Europe reached their conclusions on the weekend of 30-31/05/2015, please find all the winners of these cup finals and latest stories from News Tank Football about this subject.
Domain(s): Clubs, Public Authorities & Regulations
• Article # 42237
• Published on 29/05/15 at 16:26
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FIFA: legal storm before the elective Congress in Zurich (SUI) on 29/05/2015

Seven leaders of international football, including two current FIFA vice-presidents, were arrested in Zurich (Switzerland), following extradition requests made by United States on 27/05/2015. All this on the eve of the opening of the FIFA Congress (28 and 29/05/2015), whose agenda includes, in…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal
• Article # 43022
• Published on 29/05/15 at 15:55
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FIFA Activity Report 2014 (presented at the FIFA Congress on 29/05/2015

"I am pleased to present the 2014 activity report of FIFA, the year of the FIFA World Cup in Brazil and the culmination of four years of intensive preparations for our flagship competition. The World Cup is the cornerstone of our mission to develop the game, touch the world and build a better…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Finance, Legal
• Article # 42996
• Published on 29/05/15 at 13:14
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FIFA: two-thirds of voters necessary in the first round, simple majority of votes in the second

"For the election of the President, two-thirds of the votes of the Members present and eligible to vote are necessary in the first ballot. In the second and any other requisite ballot, a simple majority (more than 50%) of the valid votes cast is sufficient," states Article 27, Paragraph 3 of the…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Essentials Public Authorities & Regulations
• Article # 42980
• Published on 29/05/15 at 12:34
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FIFA: "If Blatter has not hired a criminal defense attorney, he should do so in a hurry" (L. Munson)

"These charges (against FIFA) come from the U.S. Department of Justice and are based on a massive investigation. The individual who led the investigation, Loretta E. Lynch, is now the U.S. attorney general and enjoys the authority to allocate massive resources to the investigation and the…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Social Responsibility, Legal
• Article # 42952
• Published on 29/05/15 at 11:50
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FIFA: "At the Congress, we will begin a long and difficult road" (Joseph Blatter)

"Let this (the events of Wednesday, 27/05/2015) be the turning point. More needs to be done to make sure everyone in football behaves responsibly and ethically. Football deserves so much more and we must respond. Tomorrow, at the Congress, we will begin a long and difficult road," stated Joseph…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal
• Article # 42932
• Published on 29/05/15 at 09:45
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2014-15 Europa League final: Sevilla FC - Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (3-2) in Warsaw (POL) on 27/05/2015

Sevilla FC (ESP) defeated FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (UKR) 3 goals to 2 at the Stadion Narodowy (National Stadium) in Warsaw (POL) on 27/05/2015.Sevilla have now qualified directly into the group stage of the 2015-16 Champions League, creating the possibility of 5 Spanish teams in the group stage of…
Domain(s): Clubs, Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Stadiums
• Article # 42673
• Published on 28/05/15 at 18:38
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FIFA: "I told Blatter that he must have the courage and honesty to leave" (Michel Platini)

"I told Blatter that he must have the courage, honesty, greatness to leave. He told me it was too late, that Congress begins in a few hours..." stated Michel Platini, the UEFA president, during a press conference in Zurich (SUI), on 28/05/2015.Eugenio Figueredo (Uruguay) and Jeffrey Webb (Cayman…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Essentials Public Authorities & Regulations
• Article # 42914
• Published on 28/05/15 at 18:20
FIFA: the indictment document from the federal court in Brooklyn (New York, United States)

The federal court in Brooklyn (New York, USA) has published the indictment, dated 20/05/2015, which accuses "14 people of racketeering, financial fraud and money laundering and other offenses in executive business from the last 24 years whose goal was to get rich through corruption in…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Finance, Legal
• Article # 42885
• Published on 28/05/15 at 16:25