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FIFA: Swiss authorise the extradition to the United States of Venezuelan official Rafael Esquivel

"The Federal Office of Justice (FOJ) has approved the extradition of Rafael Esquivel to the USA. The Venezuelan citizen has 30 days in which to appeal to the Swiss Federal Criminal Court against the FOJ's ruling," said the FOJ (Swiss Federal Office of Justice) on 23/09/2015. The Venezuelan Rafael…
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• Category(ies): Legal
• Article # 52206
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Spain: LaLiga unveil Capi, new mascot tasked with "disseminating the essential values of football"

LaLiga has unveiled, in partnership with the Italian manufacturer of collectible cards and stickers Panini, its new mascot called "Capi", on 21/09/2015. "The objective of this mascot is to disseminate the five core values of football and LaLiga: effort, fair play, solidarity, respect and rejection…
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• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication
• Article # 52158
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Ligue 1: 3 weekday fixtures in 2015-16, less than in England (4) Spain (4) and Italy (5)

Three Ligue 1 Matchdays are scheduled to take place on weekdays in 2015-16, which represents the second lowest total of weekday fixtures out of the Top 5 European leagues. The first of the three Ligue 1 fixtures on a weekday was scheduled from 22 to 24/09/2015 (Matchday 7) and started with the…
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• Category(ies): Agencies, Ticketing, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 52063
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FIFA: ExCo meeting on 24 and 25/09/2015 will discuss the extraordinary congress of 26/02/2016

The preparation of the FIFA Extraordinary Congress on 26/02/2016, at which the successor to Joseph Blatter as the head of the International Federation will be elected, as well as the confirmation of the agenda of the Extraordinary Congress, are included in the agenda of the FIFA Executive…
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• Category(ies): Legal
• Article # 51999
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UEFA: €2m donated to the UEFA Foundation to help migrant children in Europe

The executive committee of UEFA has approved the donation of €2m to the UEFA Foundation for Children to help migrant children who have recently arrived in Europe, announced the body at the end of the meeting held in St. Julians (MLT) on 17 and 18/09/2015. "We hope these funds will be able to make…
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• Category(ies): Finance, Social Responsibility
• Article # 51922
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2024 Olympics: Los Angeles bid application cost €31m, two times less than Paris (€60m)

The cost of Los Angeles' (USA) application in the race to host the Olympic Games in 2024 was $35m (€31m), said Casey Wasserman, director of the Los Angeles bid team, on 19/09/2015. This represents about half of the cost of the Paris (FRA) bid (€60m). “We knew we had to engage the business and…
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• Category(ies): Finance, Legal
• Article # 51904
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UEFA: Yves Leterme (BEL) becomes chief investigator of the body responsible for financial fair play

Former Belgian Prime Minister Yves Leterme was appointed chief investigator of the Club Financial Control Body (CFCB), announced UEFA on 18/09/2015. "As chief investigator of the CFCB, Yves Leterme will be at the forefront of monitoring the compliance of clubs with the UEFA financial fair play…
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• Category(ies): Legal
• Article # 51867
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Liga BBVA: 10 ex-players, including Figo and Kluivert become international ambassadors of Liga BBVA

Luis Figo (POR), Roberto Carlos (BRA), Fernando Morientes (ESP), Ismael Urzaiz (ESP), Gaizka Mendieta (ESP), Patrick Kluivert (HOL), Christian Karembeu (FRA), Michel Salgado (ESP), Frédéric Kanouté (MLI) and David Albelda (ESP) were appointed international ambassadors of the Liga BBVA, on…
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• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication
• Article # 51809
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Euro 2016: €1.266bn in economic benefits for France, according a CDES study

Euro 2016 will allow France to generate €1.266bn in economic benefits, according to a study conducted by the CDES (The Centre for the Law and Economics of Sport) in late 2014, at the request of UEFA, published on 15/09/2015. This amount of €1.266bn only considers financial spending from foreign…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Finance, Social Responsibility, Stadiums
• Article # 51789
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FIFA: Jerome Valcke is accused of being involved in ticket trafficking for the 2014 World Cup

Benny Alon, the former Israeli player and consultant to the Swiss company JB Sports Marketing, has accused Jerome Valcke, FIFA secretary general, of being involved in the resale of tickets on the black market, on 17/09/2015. According to the accusations of Benny Alon, reported by the French…
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• Category(ies): Legal
• Article # 51685
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