Public Authorities & Regulations: archives November, 2015 (page 2/7)

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FIFA: Congress preparation and reform proposals on the ExCo meeting agenda on 02 and 03/12/2015

The approval of the agenda for the Extraordinary FIFA Congress, in which the successor to Joseph Blatter as the head of the international federation will be elected, on 26/02/2016 is among the topics to be discussed at the FIFA Executive Committee meeting in Zurich (SUI), on 02 and 03/12/2015…
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• Category(ies): Legal
• Article # 56754
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FIFA: investigatory chamber of the Ethics Committee requests a lifetime ban for Michel Platini

The investigatory chamber of the FIFA Ethics Committee has requested of lifetime banishment from football for Michel Platini (FRA), according to Thibaud d’Ales, a lawyer for the French leader, on 24/11/2015. This sanction has apparently been requested by Vanessa Allard (Trinidad and Tobago), a…
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• Category(ies): Legal, Essentials Public Authorities & Regulations
• Article # 56755
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CONMEBOL: former president of the Chilean Federation Sergio Jadue to face charges in New York

The Chilean Sergio Jadue (38 years old), former president of the Chilean Football Federation, has acknowledged his guilt and face charges against him by the US court in connection with the case that led to the indictment of 14 people -- including seven FIFA officials arrested in Zurich (SUI), on…
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• Category(ies): Legal
• Article # 56663
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FIFA: formal proceedings against Joseph Blatter and Michel Platini, sanctions known in December

"The adjudicatory chamber of the independent Ethics Committee chaired by Hans-Joachim Eckert has today opened formal adjudicatory proceedings against Joseph S. Blatter and Michel Platini based on the final reports submitted by the investigatory chamber," announced FIFA on 23/11/2015.FIFA had…
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• Category(ies): Legal
• Article # 56673
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Euro 2016: Patrick Kanner, French minister for sport, wants to keep the fan zones

"I hope that we can keep the fan zones and the government will work with this purpose in order to ensure their maximum security conditions," said Patrick Kanner, the French minister of the city, youth and sports, on 22/11/2015, about Euro 2016."What was planned (the fan-zones) can be changed. We…
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• Category(ies): Stadiums, Legal
• Article # 56600
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FIFA: "Football has a unique duty to society to act where it can" (Issa Hayatou)

"Football could never pretend to offer solutions to the world’s political problems, but -- as the world’s most popular sport -- it does have a unique duty to society to act where it can," said Issa Hayatou, acting FIFA president, in his column in the FIFA Weekly, the weekly magazine of the…
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• Category(ies): Legal
• Article # 56584
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FIFA: J. Blatter and M. Platini reports sent to the adjudicatory chamber of the Ethics Committee

"The investigatory chamber of the independent Ethics Committee has submitted its final reports containing requests for sanctions against Joseph Blatter and Michel Platini to the adjudicatory chamber chaired by Hans-Joachim Eckert," stated FIFA on 21/11/2015."The final report regarding Joseph S…
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• Category(ies): Legal
• Article # 56583
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England: Football League (2nd, 3rd, 4th divisions) to become the English Football League in 2016-17

The Football League announced plans to rebrand ahead of the 2016-17 season, the league announced on 12/11/2015. The official name of the league will become the "English Football League" and use the acronym "EFL". The rebrand also includes a new visual logo for the EFL (pictured)."The new EFL name…
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• Category(ies): Clubs, Social Responsibility, Stadiums, …
• Article # 56528
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Copa America 2016: 10 American host cities designated, all stadiums with a minumum of 60,000 seats

The 10 host cities of the 2016 Copa America Centenario have been designated by CONCACAF, CONMEBOL and the local organising committee of the competition, on 19/11/2015. These cities were chosen among the 24 cities that submitted bids to host the 2016 Copa America Centenario 2016, a special edition…
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• Category(ies): Ticketing, Stadiums
• Article # 56523
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Portuguese League proposes to the Spanish League an Iberian League competition for their best clubs

"The Portuguese Professional Football League made the first step towards one of its goals for the next four years: the creation of an Iberian League," announced the LPFP after the meeting between Javier Tebas, president LaLiga, with a delegation of the Portuguese League led by its president Pedro…
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• Category(ies): Clubs, Finance, Legal, …
• Article # 56497
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