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Spain: players' strike scheduled for 16/05/2015 suspended, arbitration between the league and AFE

The chamber of social affairs, the leading Spanish criminal court, decided, on 14/05/2015, to indefinitely suspend the strike action planned by Spanish professional football players convened by the AFE, their union, starting from 16/05/2015. This suspension is subject to the payment, by La Liga…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Finance, …
• Article # 41815
• Published on 15/05/15 at 19:05
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Goal-Line Technology: France, Germany and Italy to adopt these systems from 2015-16

Ligue 1 will adopt goal-line technology from the 2015-16 season, announced Frédéric Thiriez, president of the LFP, on 16/04/2015. The French top division becomes the latest to take this decision.The Bundesliga and the Serie A TIM will also use goal-line technology for determining whether or not…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Stadiums, Legal
• Article # 41440
• Published on 15/05/15 at 16:37
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FIFA: Two weeks before the election, Joseph Blatter publishes an open letter titled "Together"

Joseph Blatter, the president of FIFA, published an open letter on his Twitter account on 15/05/2015 which is "to the members of FIFA". This letter, which bears a FIFA letterhead, is dated 15/05/2015 from Zurich (SUI), and is entitled "Together". Joseph Blatter is running for a fifth term as the…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 41796
• Published on 15/05/15 at 15:58
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FIFA creates three new quality labels for balls, which will only be recognised from 01/01/2016

FIFA launched three new labels on 04/01/2015 as part of its quality programme for balls, said the international federation on 08/05/2015."FIFA Quality PRO", "FIFA Quality" and "IMS - International Match Standard" are the new quality labels to be used by FIFA. They replace the labels "FIFA…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Sporting Goods & Brands, Legal
• Article # 41649
• Published on 13/05/15 at 16:28
Lagardère Unlimited: annual and quarterly turnover (in €m) since 2007

The marketing and media rights agency Lagardère Unlimited achieved a turnover of €153m in the first quarter of the 2015 fiscal year (ending 31/03/2015), reportedly up 108.3% on a year on year basis (€73m), stated the French media group Lagardère on 12/05/2015. This is a quarterly sales record for…
Domain(s): Clubs, Public Authorities & Regulations, Sponsors & Partners, Media
• Article # 79943
• Published on 12/05/15 at 18:25
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Euro 2016: one million tickets will go on sale to the general public from 10/06 to 10/07/2015

"A year before the finals of Euro 2016, one million tickets will be sold from 10/06 to 10/07/2015 to the general public. The Internet will be the only sales platform on one address: 'euro2016.fr'. Tickets will go on sale simultaneously in France, elsewhere in Europe and around the world,…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Marketing - Communication, Finance, …
• Article # 41508
• Published on 12/05/15 at 17:11
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Spain: La Liga call on "the competent authorities" for disciplinary action against the Federation

The assembly of La Liga, meeting in Madrid (ESP) on 11/05/2015, said that the strike called by the RFEF and the AFE as of 16/05/2015 is illegal and contrary to the various co-operation agreements concluded between the Spanish league, the federation and the Spanish players' association. The…
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• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Finance, …
• Article # 41454
• Published on 12/05/15 at 11:29
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TPO: ownership of players by third parties banned by FIFA since 01/05/2015

News Tank Football publishes a dossier regarding the entry into force of the ban on ownership of players by third parties, which came into force on 01/05/2015. This banning of TPO was endorsed by the executive committee of FIFA Executive Committee on 19/12/2014. "Existing agreements will continue…
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• Category(ies): Clubs, Finance, Legal, …
• Article # 41437
• Published on 11/05/15 at 18:45
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TV rights in Spain: "We will not yield to the blackmail of the federation" (Javier Tebas, La Liga)

Javier Tebas, the president of La Liga, asked the Spanish government, on 07/05/2015, "to maintain and not touch even a single comma of the royal decree" which was published on 30/04/2015, which allows the collective sale of broadcasting rights Spanish professional competitions from 2016-17 (La…
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• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Finance, …
• Article # 41291
• Published on 07/05/15 at 18:54
TV rights in Spain: federation says it was "ignored" and announces suspension of competitions

The board of directors of the RFEF announced, on 06/05/2015, that it was indefinitely suspending all Spanish domestic competitions as of 16/05/2015. The Spanish Federation is also protesting against the signing of the royal decree of 30/04/2015 from the Spanish government, which allows the…
Domain(s): Media, Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Authorities, Legal, Essentials Public Authorities & Regulations, …
• Article # 41234
• Published on 07/05/15 at 15:38