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FIFA: Michel Platini is "between a witness and an accused person" (Michael Lauber, Swiss AG)

"We did not (question) Mr. Platini as a witness, we investigated him as in between a witness and an accused person," said Michael Lauber, the Attorney General of Switzerland, on 29/09/2015. Michael Lauber is, since 2011, the head of the Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland, which…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal
• Article # 52646
• Published on 30/09/15 at 18:25
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FIFA: Switzerland authorise the extradition of Eduardo Li (Costa Rica) to the USA

"The Federal Office of Justice (FOJ) has approved the extradition of Eduardo Li to the USA. The Costa Rican citizen has 30 days in which to appeal to the Swiss Federal Criminal Court against the FOJ's ruling," said the FOJ, on 29/09/2015. Eduardo Li (54 years old), the former president of the…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal
• Article # 52600
• Published on 30/09/15 at 14:59
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UEFA: "I have not been accused of any wrongdoing" (Michel Platini)

"You will surely understand that firstly I have not been accused of any wrongdoing, and secondly that as a matter of respect, I will refrain from making detailed statements in connection with the ongoing investigation," said Michel Platini, UEFA president, in a letter to the presidents and general…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Essentials Public Authorities & Regulations
• Article # 52444
• Published on 29/09/15 at 11:15
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FIFA: J. Blatter says he did "nothing illegal or improper" and announces that he will not resign

"President Blatter spoke to FIFA staff today and informed the staff that he was cooperating with the authorities, reiterated that he had done nothing illegal or improper and stated that he would remain as president of FIFA," announced the lawyers of Joseph Blatter, FIFA president, on 28/09/2015…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal
• Article # 52440
• Published on 29/09/15 at 10:15
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Aug-Sept 2015 sees multiple appointments and resignations in high ranking positions in Sport

The start of the 2015 season has seen a large amount of change in high rankings positions in various sports federations, associations and clubs. In particular, changes have taken place at the very top of organisations such as FIFA and the IAAF.Please find below recent article relating to…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Article # 52383
• Published on 28/09/15 at 18:45
FIFA: the Ethics Committee could open an investigation into Joseph Blatter and Michel Platini

"If there is an initial suspicion, the investigative chamber of the Ethics Commission launches a formal procedure," says Andreas Bantel, spokesman for the FIFA Ethics Committee, to the Swiss weekly Schweiz am Sonntag on 27/09/2015. "These rules apply to everyone in the world of football…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal
• Article # 52422
• Published on 28/09/15 at 18:29
MP & Silva is working on the creation of a North and South Americas Champions League

The British media rights and marketing agency MP & Silva are currently working on the creation of the Americas Champions League, a competition that will be contested by the best clubs in the CONCACAF and CONMEBOL zones, according to the American media, on 21 and 22/09/2015. "The possibility of…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Finance, …
• Article # 52337
• Published on 28/09/15 at 15:30
LaLiga: After Dubai, the Spanish League will open offices in Beijing, Johannesburg and New York

LaLiga will soon open a commercial office in Beijing (CHN) and in the medium term in Johannesburg (RSA) and New York (USA), announced Javier Tebas, the president of the Spanish Professional Football League on 08/09/2015. LaLiga opened its first commercial office outside of Spain in the free zone…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Finance, Marketing - Communication, …
• Article # 52340
• Published on 28/09/15 at 12:10
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FIFA: Joseph Blatter supports investigations "no matter how close to home they get"

"FIFA supports the actions of the U.S. and Swiss authorities and we will continue to do so, no matter how close to home those investigations get. This is the difficult path we must follow if we are serious about change," wrote Joseph Blatter, FIFA president, in a column published in the FIFA…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Legal, Essentials Public Authorities & Regulations
• Article # 52320
• Published on 28/09/15 at 10:00
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FIFA: criminal proceedings opened against Joseph Blatter over "illegal transfer to Michel Platini"

"The Public Ministry of the Confederation have opened a criminal case against the president of the Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) under suspicion of criminal mismanagement concerning the illegal transfer of two million Swiss francs (€1.83 million) to Michel Platini and…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Essentials Public Authorities & Regulations
• Article # 52289
• Published on 25/09/15 at 17:47