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France: €67m in cumulative losses for Ligue 1 / Ligue 2 clubs in 2014-15 (-28%)

The cumulative net income of all Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 clubs for the 2014-15 season "was a negative €67m, compared to (a negative) €93m in 2013-14, an improvement of 28%," stated Frederic Thiriez, president of LFP in an email sent to Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 club presidents, and which News Tank Football…
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• Category(ies): Finance
• Article # 60954
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Italy: 35 clubs and 64 officials, players and agents named in a widespread tax evasion investigation

35 clubs in Serie A and Serie B as well as 64 officials, players and players' agents have been implicated in an Italian investigation into tax evasion and false invoicing called "Operazione Fuorigioco" (Operation Offside), led by the Public Prosecutors Office of Naples and coordinated by the…
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• Category(ies): Clubs, Finance, Legal
• Article # 60964
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CAS: Questioning the prohibition of third party ownership of players (Charles Amson, sports law)

"The decision of the CAS, on 24/12/2015, regarding the dispute between the football club Sporting Clube de Portugal (Liga NOS) and the investment group Doyen Sports Investments could lead to a reconsideration of the FIFA ban on the use of third party ownership, which came into force on…
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• Category(ies): Clubs, Legal
• Article # 60453
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FIFA: Gianni Infantino gets support from UNCAF, the seven Central American federations of CONCACAF

"The Executive Committee of UNCAF, which comprises the presidents of its seven member associations, has decided to support the candidacy and the programme for the FIFA presidency of Gianni Infantino, at its meeting held in Panama on of 25/01/2016," announced the Unión Centroamericana de Futbol…
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• Category(ies): Legal
• Article # 60891
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FIFA: the five eligible presidential candidates officially presented to the 209 federations

"The Ad-hoc Electoral Committee has formally admitted and declared the candidates eligible for the election of the office of FIFA president at the Extraordinary FIFA Congress," announced the international federation in a statement sent to the 209 member associations on 26/01/2016. 26/01/2016, one…
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• Category(ies): Legal
• Article # 60917
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FIFA: Sheikh Salman does not rule out an agreement to make Gianni Infantino secretary general

"My relations with Europe are very close. If they want to sit and find a solution then why not? We cannot say no to anything. We will support whatever is good for the organisation. I have worked with Gianni for the past few years. So far there's no agreement and no deal but let's see what happens…
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• Category(ies): Legal
• Article # 60877
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Ligue 1: ex-presidents of PSG and Marseille, head of French Tennis Federation shortlisted for CEO

Christophe Bouchet, former president of Olympique de Marseille; Robin Leproux, former president of Paris Saint-Germain; Jean-Michel Roussier, also a former president of Olympique de Marseille and an independent member of the board of the LFP; and Gilbert Ysern, CEO of the French Tennis Federation…
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• Category(ies): Legal
• Article # 60855
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Spain: LaLiga moves back the closing date of the winter transfer window from 29/01 to 01/02/2016

The closing date of the 2016 Spanish winter transfer window has been moved back from 29/01 to 01/02/2016, announced LaLiga on 25/01/2016. "(This change will) thus coincide with the time limit set in most European professional leagues," said the Spanish League.The 2016 winter transfer window opened…
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• Category(ies): Clubs, Legal, Transfer Market
• Article # 60874
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FIFA: "Michel Platini was not equipped to face this, unlike us politicians" (François Hollande)

"Michel Platini said, 'All is well. I have what I need: a lawyer and a communications adviser' In fact, he was not equipped to face this, unlike us politicians, who are used to rolling with the punches," said François Hollande, President of France, during a working lunch organised at the Palais…
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• Category(ies): Legal
• Article # 60837
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France: the City of Paris wants to build arena of 7000 to 8000 seats near Bercy, in south-east Paris

The City of Paris wants to build a 7,000-8,000-seater stadium close to the AccorHotels Arena (adjustable seating; 15,000 to 20,300 seats) in district of Bercy (12th arrondissement, Paris), announced Jean-François Martins, assistant the mayor of Paris in charge of Sports and Tourism, on…
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• Category(ies): Stadiums
• Article # 60810
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