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Egypt: domestic football, suspended since 08/02/2015, will resume after 40 days of mourning

The Egyptian Premier League (Egyptian first division) will resume after a mourning period of 40 days, announced Khaled Abdel Aziz, the Egyptian Minister of Youth and Sports, on 25/02/2015. The Egyptian government had decided to suspend, until further notice, the domestic championship following the…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Clubs, Social Responsibility, …
• Article # 35206
• Published on 26/02/15 at 16:53
Greece: Super League suspended at least one week by the government due to violent incidents

The Greek government announced the suspension, for at least one week, of all Super League (Greek first division) matches on 25/02/2015. This decision follows repeated acts of violence at several matches of the Greek league, especially during the Panathinaikos - Olympiakos derby match (2-1…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Social Responsibility, Stadiums, …
• Article # 35171
• Published on 26/02/15 at 14:22
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Belgium: "Game of Rules" app from the Federation allows fans to think like a referee

The KBV (Royal Belgian Football Association) has launched the "Game of Rules" online application to allow fans to get into the mind of a referee, on 23/02/2015. Contest participants must view 10 phases of play that actually happened in the Jupiler Pro League (Belgian first division) and make…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Digital, Social Responsibility, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 35107
• Published on 25/02/15 at 18:57
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Serie A: "It is in the interest of all that Parma can finish the competition" (C. Tavecchio, FIGC)

"The Serie A championship will not be distorted. It is in the interest of all that Parma FC can finish the competition. I think the club and the league will make sure to avoid a disaster," said Carlo Tavecchio, president of the FIGC (Italian Football Federation), on 22/02/2015. The Lega Serie A…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Finance, Legal
• Article # 34879
• Published on 25/02/15 at 17:30
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Qatar 2022: "Why are we talking about compensation?" (Jérôme Valcke, FIFA)

"It's not perfect, we know that, but why are we talking about compensation? It's happening once, we're not destroying football," said Jérôme Valcke, the Secretary General of FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association), the day after the third meeting of the Task Force on the…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Finance, Stadiums, …
• Article # 35048
• Published on 25/02/15 at 17:00
FIFA: "A Manifesto for change at FIFA", by Luis Figo, presented on 19/02/2015

Luis Figo (POR), a candidate for the presidency of FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association), presented "A Manifesto for change at FIFA" during a press conference at Wembley Stadium, London (ENG), on 19/02/2015. "In this manifesto, I clearly explains how I will restore the…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Social Responsibility, Stadiums, Legal, …
• Article # 34858
• Published on 25/02/15 at 15:23
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2013-14 La Liga: €2.26bn in revenues and €156.2m profit (+8.8%), €2.89bn debt (-3.1%)

The 20 clubs in the Liga BBVA posted a cumulative profit (pre-tax) of €156,240,493 at the end of the 2013-14 season, up 8.8% from 2013-14 (€143,573,380.25), according to the report "Balance of the economic and financial situation of Spanish football, 1999-2014," published by the CSD (Spanish High…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Finance, Legal
• Article # 35010
• Published on 25/02/15 at 15:15
AFCON 2017: Egypt pulls out of the running for the tournament and supports the Algerian bid

"We have decided to withdraw our application and will support that of Algeria," said Khaled Abdel Aziz, the Egyptian youth and sports minister, on the subject of Egypt's bid to host AFCON (African Cup of Nations) 2017, on 20/02/2015. 19 people were killed in clashes between supporters of the club…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Stadiums, Legal
• Article # 34957
• Published on 25/02/15 at 10:15
Qatar 2022: EPFL expresses disagreement with the proposal (November-December) of FIFA's Task Force

"During the meeting of the Task Force for the Qatar World Cup 2022, held this morning in Doha, FIFA has proposed the period from 19 November to 23 December for the organisation of such international tournament.The Association of European Professional Football Leagues (EPFL) and the clubs have…
Domain(s): Clubs, Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Finance, Authorities, …
• Article # 34974
• Published on 24/02/15 at 18:15
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Liga BBVA: "We need to impose a more rational model for the exploitation of TV rights" (J. Tebas)

"It's a very good contract," said Javier Tebas, president of the Spanish LFP, to the American sports channel ESPN, on 14/02/2015, following the sale of the 2016-2019 domestic audiovisual rights to the Premier League to the groups Sky and BT for £1.712bn (€2.3bn) per season -- an increase of 70.2…
Domain(s): Media, Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Finance, …
• Article # 34896
• Published on 24/02/15 at 17:45