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FIFA: "I bear no responsibility for members of the Executive Committee" (Joseph Blatter)

"The popular outrage concerning FIFA in recent weeks has mainly been directed at me personally. I have no problem with this. I can defend myself. However, I would appeal for fairness: I bear no responsibility for members of a government (the FIFA Executive Committee) I have not myself chosen,…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 47038
• Published on 13/07/15 at 13:59
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FIFA: one of the seven leaders arrested in Zurich in May 2015 agrees to be extradited to the USA

"One, of the seven detained FIFA officials, agreed yesterday afternoon to be extradited to the USA. The FOJ (Swiss Federal Office of Justice) was therefore able to approve his extradition immediately in a simplified procedure. As is customary, no details concerning when he will be handed over are…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal
• Article # 47020
• Published on 13/07/15 at 10:59
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Transfers: FIFPro will file a complaint with the European Commission on 17/09/2015

FIFPro will file a complaint with the European Commission against FIFA regarding the current system of transfers on 17/09/2015, announced the international union of professional footballers on 10/07/2015. A FIFPro delegation was on hand at the headquarters of the UNFP in Paris (FRA) to discuss…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Transfer Market
• Article # 47012
• Published on 13/07/15 at 09:54
©  EURO 2016 SAS
Euro 2016: 11,264,142 tickets requested from 10/06 to 10/07/2015 (one million places available)

11,264,142 tickets were requested for the 51 matches of Euro 2016 during the only public ticket sales phase, held from 10/06 to 10/07/2015, indicated the EURO 2016 SAS, the company organising the event on 10/07/2015. "The demand for tickets came from 209 countries, with 41% of this from France…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Finance
• Article # 47014
• Published on 13/07/15 at 09:22
ECA: European clubs release 80 players for the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup, 29% of the 276 total players

European clubs have released 80 players (out of a total of 276, or 29%) to play in the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup (organised in the USA from 07 to 26/07/2015), announced the ECA on 06/07/2015. In total 75 European clubs from 22 different countries released players for the North and Central America and…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Social Responsibility
• Article # 46935
• Published on 10/07/15 at 15:55
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France: LFP board votes for only 2 teams up and down between Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 from 2015-16

The board of the French LFP, meeting at the headquarters of the League in Paris (FRA), has decided set teh number of promotions and demotions between Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 at only 2 teams, taking effect for the 2015-16 season, the board announced on 09/07/2015. The proposal received 14 votes in…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Legal
• Article # 46811
• Published on 10/07/15 at 12:01
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IOC: Budapest (Hungary) becomes an official candidate to host the 2024 Summer Olympics

The City of Budapest (Hungary) is an official candidate to host the 2024 Summer Olympics, announced Zsolt Borka, the president of the Hungarian Olympic Committee, and Istvan Tarlos, the mayor of Budapest, in a letter to IOC president Thomas Bach on 07/07/2015. This follows a vote of the Hungarian…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal
• Article # 46838
• Published on 09/07/15 at 18:00
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FIFA: American Chuck Blazer banned for life from any football related activity

"The adjudicatory chamber of the Ethics Committee, chaired by Hans-Joachim Eckert, has decided to ban the former FIFA Executive Committee member and CONCACAF General Secretary Chuck Blazer from taking part in any kind of football-related activity at national and international level for life,…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal
• Article # 46825
• Published on 09/07/15 at 17:29
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2014-15 Ligue 1 review: PSG win third consecutive title, Lyon and Monaco to the Champions League

Paris Saint-Germain won the 2014-15 Ligue 1 with 83 points (24 wins, 11 draws and 3 losses). This is the third consecutive domestic championship for the Parisians, and the fifth overall. PSG also achieved the French domestic "treble" by winning the 2014-15 Coupe de la Ligue (4-0 over SC Bastia on…
Domain(s): Clubs, Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Clubs, Stadiums, …
• Article # 46694
• Published on 09/07/15 at 13:39
CONCACAF: Special Committee with presidents of the Mexico, USA, and Canada federations in control

CONCACAF has unveiled a new reform programme to its governance structure, the confederation announced on 06/07/2015.A new three-person Special Committee comprising the presidents of the football federations of Mexico, the United States and Canada -- respectively Justino Compean, Sunil Gulati and…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Social Responsibility, Legal
• Article # 46575
• Published on 07/07/15 at 18:55