Public Authorities & Regulations: archives August, 2015 (page 3/7)

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FIFA: first meeting of the Reform Committee in Bern (SUI) on 02 and 03/09/2015

"The first meeting of the 2016 FIFA Reform Committee will be held in the Swiss capital of Bern on 02 to 03/09/2015. No further comments on the meeting will be provided at this time" said François Carrard, the chairman of the committee, on 20/08/2015.François Carrard (77 years old) was appointed…
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• Category(ies): Legal
• Article # 49528
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FIFA meet with five business partners and "reaffirms its commitment to reform"

"FIFA met with its Commercial Affiliates AB InBev (which owns the beer brand Budweiser), adidas, Coca-Cola, McDonald’s and Visa at the Home of FIFA to discuss current matters. During the meeting, FIFA reaffirmed its commitment to transparency, reform, and collaboration with its valued partners. No…
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• Category(ies): Legal
• Article # 49521
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England: FA to spend £260m on an investment plan for amateur football (2015-2019)

The English Football Association presented the "National Game Strategy for Participation and Development" investment plan for amateur football for the 2015-2019 period, on 12/08/2015. This plan, which follows the one established for the 2011-2015 period, includes a total investment of £260m…
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• Category(ies): Finance, Social Responsibility, Stadiums
• Article # 49497
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Serie B: Catania and Teramo demoted for match-fixing, Virtus Entella and Ascoli to replace them

Calcio Catania has been administratively demoted from the Serie B for 2015-16, and the club will play in the Lega Pro (Italian third division). In the Lega Pro, Catania will begin the championship with 12 penalty points, and must pay a fine of €150,000, the Italian federal court decided, via…
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• Category(ies): Clubs, Legal, Betting
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Liga BBVA: the 2015-16 calendar is advanced one week from Matchday 17, now on 30 and 31/12/2015

The Spanish Professional Football League, the Spanish Federation and the union of Spanish players have reached an agreement for a change in the calendar for the 2015-16 Liga BBVA season, announce the RFEF, LaLiga and the AFE on 19/08/2015. This change is the result of a request from the…
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• Category(ies): Ticketing, Marketing - Communication, Clubs, …
• Article # 49451
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FIFA: Opta statistics to be used to monitor the integrity of matches and sports betting

The British company Perform Group, specialising in the production and distribution of sports content on digital platforms, and Early Warning System GmbH, a subsidiary of FIFA in charge of the surveillance of sports betting markets and operation of the EWS, established a partnership on 19/08/2015…
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• Category(ies): Digital, Legal, Betting
• Article # 49418
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Spain: LaLiga launches fantasy league game, a virtual competition over the Internet

The Spanish Professional Football League has launched LaLiga Fantasy, its own virtual sports league on the Internet, for the 2015-16 Liga BBVA season, announced LaLiga on 17/08/2015. "The game, available on iOS and Android, includes live rankings, and is 100% based on official LaLiga statistics…
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• Category(ies): Digital, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 49398
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Spain: LaLiga publishes the world map of broadcasters for the 2015-16 Liga BBVA season

The Spanish Professional Football League has offered, via its website, a world map of the official broadcasters of the Liga BBVA for the 2015-16 season, since 18/08/2015. LaLiga awarded the international distribution of audiovisual rights for Spanish professional competitions for the 2015-2020…
Domain(s): Media, Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Media Audiences, Marketing - Communication, Rights Acquisitions, …
• Article # 49388
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Athletics: Sebastian Coe elected president of the IAAF, defeating the Ukrainian Sergey Bubka

The Briton Sebastian Coe was elected president of the IAAF at the 50th congress of the International Association of Athletics Federations, in Beijing (CHN) on 19/08/2015. He succeeds the Senegalese Lamine Diack (82 years old), who had held the position since 1999.A double Olympic champion in the…
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• Category(ies): Legal, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 49371
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FIFA: Domenico Scala wants the Executive Committee to be replaced by two new bodies (Reuters)

Domenico Scala (SUI), the chairman of the FIFA Audit and Compliance Committee, wants the Executive Committee of the international federation to be replaced by two new bodies, according to the British news agency Reuters, citing an unnamed source on 18/08/2015. These two bodies would divide the…
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• Category(ies): Legal, Essentials Public Authorities & Regulations
• Article # 49301
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