Armenia: Ruben Hayrapetyan has been re-elected for a fourth term as the president of the Federation

Ruben Hayrapetyan was unanimously re-elected as president of the FFA (Football Federation of Armenia), at the general meeting of the body in Yerevan (ARM) on 18/04/2015. Ruben Hayrapetyan, 52 years old, begins his fourth term as head of the FFA, of which he became president in 2002. "Although many…

La Liga: number of socios by club (as of 23/04/2015)

In Spain, a "socio" is a member of a club's association. Below is the number of socios per club in the 2014-15 Liga BBVA as of 23/04/2015. It is important to note that four Spanish clubs -- FC Barcelona, Real Madrid CF, Athletic Club Bilbao, and CA Osasuna (in the Liga Adelante in 2014-15, the…

Bundesliga: number of association members by club (as of 27/04/2015)

FC Bayern Munich is the club with the most association members (251,315) in the Bundesliga as of 27/04/2015, ahead of FC Schalke 04 (132,000) and Borussia Dortmund (120,000). On average, a Bundesliga club has 52,000 association members. The total number of association members in the Bundesliga is…

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Russia 2018: Joseph Blatter invites politicians that are "not particularly happy" to stay at home

"If a few politicians are not particularly happy that we are hosting the World Cup in Russia, then I always tell them: 'Well then, stay at home'," said Joseph Blatter, the president of FIFA, during a meeting to discuss the preparations for the 2018 World Cup in Russia (from 14/06 to 15/07/2018…

NBA: average attendance of 17,826 for the regular season (94% fill rate), a record for the league

21,926,548 spectators attended the 1,230 games of the 2014-15 regular season of the NBA, for an average crowd of 17,826 per game, announced the North American league on 16/04/2015. The total and average attendances are up 2.4% compared to the 2013-14 regular season (21,392,721 total attendance…

FIFA: "Democracy and football lose" at the CONCACAF Congress, according to Luis Figo

"When some speak and others are silenced, democracy and football lose (...) The candidates for the FIFA presidency were not allowed to speak in the CONCACAF congress but some campaigning interventions took place without being in the agenda," said Luis Figo, a candidate for presidency of FIFA, in…

Doha Goals: the fourth edition relocated to Los Angeles (California, USA) from 25 to 27/07/2015

The fourth edition of Doha Goals forum will be held held in Los Angeles (California, USA) from 25 to 27/07/2015. "After three years (in Doha, Qatar), we are very proud to bring Doha Goals Forum to America. The Forum is truly becoming a platform for dialogue, providing inspiration for years to…

Activity Report on French Professional Football from the DNCG (2013-14 season)

The French LFP published the Activity Report on French Professional Football from the DNCG for 2013-14 season on 17/04/2015. "The results of the 2013-14 season show a cumulative net loss of 40 professional clubs €93m (and a cumulative operating loss of €231m), a sharp increase compared to last…

Goal-line technology: "Application in Ligue 1 for the 2015-16 season" (Frederic Thiriez, LFP)

"We will adopt goal-line technology (which determines whether or not the ball has completely crossed the goal-line) in Ligue 1 for the 2015-16 season," stated Frederic Thiriez, president of the French LFP (and chairman of the EPFL), after the meeting of the Board of Directors of the league in…