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FIFA: legal storm before the elective FIFA Congress in Zurich (SUI) on 29/05/2015

Eugenio Figueredo (Uruguay) and Jeffrey Webb (Cayman Islands), two of the eight current FIFA vice-presidents, and five other leading figures in international football were arrested in Zurich (Switzerland), following extradition requests made by United States on 27/05/2015. All this on the eve of…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal
• Article # 43011
• Published on 27/05/15 at 15:41
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FIFA: allocation of places per confederation for the World Cups in 2018 and 2022 on 30/05/2015

Item 5 on the agenda of the extraordinary meeting of the FIFA Executive Committee in Zurich (SUI) on Saturday 30/05/2015 is "Slots per confederation for the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia and 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar". This Executive Committee session will be held the day after the 65th congress…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal
• Article # 42665
• Published on 27/05/15 at 15:15
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FIFA: Swiss Attorney General announces it has seized documents from FIFA headquarters

"The Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland (OAG) has opened criminal proceedings against persons unknown on suspicion of criminal mismanagement and of money laundering in connection with the allocation of the 2018 and 2022 Football World Cups. The OAG has seized data and documents stored…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 42717
• Published on 27/05/15 at 12:28
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FIFA: 6 leaders of international football arrested in Zurich, at the request of US authorities

"By order of the Federal Office of Justice (FOJ), six soccer officials were arrested in Zurich (SUI) today (Wednesday 27/05/2015) and detained pending extradition. The US authorities suspect them of having received bribes totaling in the millions (US dollars)," stated the Swiss FOJ on…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Essentials Public Authorities & Regulations
• Article # 42693
• Published on 27/05/15 at 09:30
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Poland: Dariusz Marzec appointed new president of the Ekstraklasa SA (Polish Football league)

Dariusz Marzec has been elected president of Ekstraklasa SA, the company which manages the Polish Professional Football League, on 22/05/2015. Dariusz Marzec was previously the head of marketing and sales of the Polish club Legia Warsaw in the Ekstraklasa (Polish first division), which he joined…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal
• Article # 42674
• Published on 26/05/15 at 18:22
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France: "2 up and 2 down between Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 and the National (3rd div.)" (F. Thiriez, LFP)

"There will be only two promotions and two relegations between Ligue 1 and Ligue 2, and two promotions and two relegations between Ligue 2 and and the National (French third division), starting from the 2016-17 season," announced Frédéric Thiriez, president of the LFP, following the meeting of the…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 42368
• Published on 26/05/15 at 17:20
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FIFA: the Congress will name the organiser of the 2026 World Cup on 10/05/2017 in Kuala Lumpur

The organiser of the 2016 World Cup will be designated on 10/05/2017 at the 67th FIFA Congress in Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) from 10 to 12/05/2017, stated the international federation after a meeting of its Executive Committee in Zurich (SUI) on 25/05/2015. The 23rd World Cup in 2026 will be the…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Stadiums, Legal, Essentials Public Authorities & Regulations
• Article # 42625
• Published on 26/05/15 at 14:29
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FIFA: congress to be streamed live "for purposes of transparency" on FIFA.com on 28 and 29/05/2015

"For purposes of transparency, the congress will be broadcast live and in its entirety on FIFA.com," said the international federation on 22/05/2015. The 65th FIFA Congress will be held in Zurich (Switzerland), on 28 (opening ceremony, from 17:00 CET) and 29/05/2015. The election of the president…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Digital, Legal
• Article # 42565
• Published on 25/05/15 at 18:10
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FIFA: "I have no problem saying that I support Prince Ali, on the contrary in fact" (Platini)

"I support Price Ali and, personally, I have no problem saying that, on the contrary in fact. I am firmly convinced that Ali, whom I have known for years, could be a great FIFA president," said Michel Platini, the president of UEFA and a vice-president of FIFA, on 25/05/2015. The election of the…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 42522
• Published on 25/05/15 at 14:20
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2024 Olympics: "There’s no guarantee Boston will be the city in September" (A. Ruggiero, USOC)

"Right now the USOC is going through a similar vetting process to make sure Boston is the right city. So there’s no guarantee Boston will be the city in September," said Angela Ruggiero, a member of the USOC, on 19/05/2015. According to several US media outlets, if the candidature of Boston for…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Stadiums, Legal, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 42417
• Published on 22/05/15 at 17:33