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United Kingdom: John Whittingdale appointed the new Secretary of State of Culture, Media and Sport

John Whittingdale was appointed as Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport of the United Kingdom on 11/05/2015, in the new majority conservative government headed by David Cameron, after the UK general election on 07/05/2015. He succeeds Sajid Javid who, became the Secretary of State for…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal
• Article # 41967
• Published on 18/05/15 at 18:05
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KPMG: "The Socioeconomic Impact of professional football in Spain"

Professional football in Spain generated a gross value added of €7.6bn in 2013, or 0.75% of the Spanish GDP, reveals the Spanish office of the auditing firm KPMG in a report entitled "The Socioeconomic Impact of professional football in Spain", and published on 14/05/2015."We expect the football…
Domain(s): Clubs, Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Finance, Authorities
• Article # 41965
• Published on 18/05/15 at 17:16
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The Claudia Pechstein (GER) case challenges the authority of the CAS (Charles Amson)

"The decision issued on 15/01/2015 by the Court of Appeal of Munich (GER) in the case initiated by the speed skater and quintuple Olympic champion Claudia Pechstein is likely to challenge the whole structure that the CAS has been building for the last 30 years," said Charles Amson, a lawyer and…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Legal
• Article # 40587
• Published on 18/05/15 at 14:59
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Spain: players' strike scheduled for 16/05/2015 suspended, arbitration between the league and AFE

The chamber of social affairs, the leading Spanish criminal court, decided, on 14/05/2015, to indefinitely suspend the strike action planned by Spanish professional football players convened by the AFE, their union, starting from 16/05/2015. This suspension is subject to the payment, by La Liga…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Finance, …
• Article # 41815
• Published on 15/05/15 at 19:05
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Goal-Line Technology: France, Germany and Italy to adopt these systems from 2015-16

Ligue 1 will adopt goal-line technology from the 2015-16 season, announced Frédéric Thiriez, president of the LFP, on 16/04/2015. The French top division becomes the latest to take this decision.The Bundesliga and the Serie A TIM will also use goal-line technology for determining whether or not…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Stadiums, Legal
• Article # 41440
• Published on 15/05/15 at 16:37
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FIFA: Two weeks before the election, Joseph Blatter publishes an open letter titled "Together"

Joseph Blatter, the president of FIFA, published an open letter on his Twitter account on 15/05/2015 which is "to the members of FIFA". This letter, which bears a FIFA letterhead, is dated 15/05/2015 from Zurich (SUI), and is entitled "Together". Joseph Blatter is running for a fifth term as the…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 41796
• Published on 15/05/15 at 15:58
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FIFA creates three new quality labels for balls, which will only be recognised from 01/01/2016

FIFA launched three new labels on 04/01/2015 as part of its quality programme for balls, said the international federation on 08/05/2015."FIFA Quality PRO", "FIFA Quality" and "IMS - International Match Standard" are the new quality labels to be used by FIFA. They replace the labels "FIFA…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Sporting Goods & Brands, Legal
• Article # 41649
• Published on 13/05/15 at 16:28
Lagardère Unlimited: annual and quarterly turnover (in €m) since 2007

The marketing and media rights agency Lagardère Unlimited achieved a turnover of €153m in the first quarter of the 2015 fiscal year (ending 31/03/2015), reportedly up 108.3% on a year on year basis (€73m), stated the French media group Lagardère on 12/05/2015. This is a quarterly sales record for…
Domain(s): Clubs, Public Authorities & Regulations, Sponsors & Partners, Media
• Article # 79943
• Published on 12/05/15 at 18:25
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Euro 2016: one million tickets will go on sale to the general public from 10/06 to 10/07/2015

"A year before the finals of Euro 2016, one million tickets will be sold from 10/06 to 10/07/2015 to the general public. The Internet will be the only sales platform on one address: 'euro2016.fr'. Tickets will go on sale simultaneously in France, elsewhere in Europe and around the world,…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Marketing - Communication, Finance, …
• Article # 41508
• Published on 12/05/15 at 17:11
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Spain: La Liga call on "the competent authorities" for disciplinary action against the Federation

The assembly of La Liga, meeting in Madrid (ESP) on 11/05/2015, said that the strike called by the RFEF and the AFE as of 16/05/2015 is illegal and contrary to the various co-operation agreements concluded between the Spanish league, the federation and the Spanish players' association. The…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Finance, …
• Article # 41454
• Published on 12/05/15 at 11:29