Public Authorities & Regulations: archives 2015 (page 17/84)

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FIFA: Zico and Michel Zen Ruffinen do not file, thus eight candidates have submitted documents

The former Brazilian international Zico and the former secretary general of FIFA, Michel Zen Ruffinen of Switzerland ultimately not file their candidacy for the presidency of the international federation before the deadline of 26/10/2015, or four months ahead of the scheduled elections on…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Essentials Public Authorities & Regulations
• Article # 54722
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©  AFC

FIFA: "With the support I'll get, we're going to turn FIFA around very quickly" (Sheikh Salman, AFC)

"With the support I'm going to get we're going to turn it (FIFA) around very quickly. We have big examples of football organisations around the world -- the Premier League, the Bundesliga, even UEFA -- who are, from a football side and a revenue side, not greater than FIFA, but they are handled in…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Social Responsibility, Legal
• Article # 54690
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FIFA: "My manifesto will be based on the need for ‎reform" (Gianni Infantino)

"I will in due course be setting out my detailed thinking in a manifesto which will address the challenges and opportunities ahead. It will be based on the need for ‎reform and also for a FIFA that genuinely serves the interests of all 209 national associations, big or small, and that puts…
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• Category(ies): Legal
• Article # 54675
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FIFA: Gianni Infantino supported as a presidential candidate by the UEFA Executive Committee

The UEFA Executive Committee has unanimously supported the candidacy of Gianni Infantino, the general secretary of the European confederation "following consultation within Europe and with national federations from across the global football community," UEFA announced on 26/10/2015, the deadline…
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• Category(ies): Legal, Essentials Public Authorities & Regulations
• Article # 54633
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FIFA: Sheikh Salman Bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa (Bahrain) submits documents to stand for president

Sheikh Salman Bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa (Bahrain), the president of the AFC and a FIFA vice-president of FIFA, will stand for the election to the presidency of the international federation, according to the state-run Bahrain News Agency, on 26/10/2015, the deadline for candidate applications.Sheikh…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal
• Article # 54624
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FIFA: the rules for the election of the president of the international federation, on 26/02/2016

Monday 26/10/2015 is the deadline for submitting the documents to be a candidate in the elections for the presidency of FIFA, scheduled four months later, on 26/02/2016, during an extraordinary FIFA Congress to be held in Zurich (SUI). On the eve of the 26/10/2015 deadline, four candidates have…
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• Category(ies): Legal
• Article # 54586
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Exclusive EPFL: "We represent the wealth of pro football, but we are not on the FIFA ExCo" (F. Thiriez)

"We organise the national championships, which represent the bulk of the wealth of professional football, but we are not represented on the Executive Committee of FIFA or of UEFA. This cannot remain the case," stated Frederic Thiriez, the president of the EPFL, in his speech at the general…
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• Category(ies): Clubs, Legal, Essentials Public Authorities & Regulations
• Article # 54563
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FIFA: South African Tokyo Sexwale announces he will stand for the FIFA presidency on 26/02/2016

The South African Tokyo Sexwale announced his candidacy for the FIFA presidency on 24/10/2015, two days before the deadline for submission of applications on Monday 26/10/2015. The elections are scheduled to take place on 26/02/2016 in Zurich (SUI). Sexwale did not specify whether he has obtained…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal
• Article # 54565
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The NFL extends its contract with Wembley stadium for at least two games per year until 2020

The NFL has extended its agreement with Wembley National Stadium Limited (a subsidiary of the FA), the operating company for Wembley Stadium (London, 90,000 seats), to play at least two regular-season games per year in the stadium until 2020, announced the League on 22/10/2015. The new contract…
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• Category(ies): Clubs, Stadiums, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 54522
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FIFA: Jérôme Champagne, candidate for president, has 8 support letters from national federations

Jérôme Champagne, who announced he will stand for FIFA president on 23/10/2015 (elections scheduled for 26/02/2015) informed News Tank Football that he has letters of support from eight national federations. The FIFA Statutes specify that a presidential candidate must be formally supported by at…
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• Category(ies): Legal
• Article # 54509
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