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DFB: Helmut Sandrock resigns as secretary general of the German federation

Helmut Sandrock has resigned "with immediate effect" as the secretary general of the German Federation, announced the DFB on 26/02/2016. He had held the post since 2012. "My departure will give a newly elected president of the DFB the chance to propose a new secretary general for election at the…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal
• Article # 63565
• Published on 29/02/16 at 17:05
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FIFA: "Good luck, my friend Gianni, but I am not worried, I know you will succeed" (Joseph Blatter)

"At 18:01 on Friday (26/02/2016), when you were elected, a great weight was lifted from my shoulders. I am no longer president (of FIFA). But I willingly accept the French ideal that, once you have been president, you remain president forever! Voila, good luck, my friend Gianni, but I am not…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal
• Article # 63547
• Published on 29/02/16 at 16:19
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FIFA: "The AFC looks forward to working with the new president Gianni Infantino" (Sheikh Salman)

"The AFC looks forward to working with the new-look FIFA and its new president Gianni Infantino in order to reform the world football governing body and to reinstate football’s credibility globally," said Sheikh Salman (Bahrain), president of the AFC and unsuccessful candidate for the presidency…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal
• Article # 63514
• Published on 29/02/16 at 13:00
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FIFA museum opens to the general public, "In this place, only football matters" (Gianni Infantino)

"This is a place in which football is lived and breathed. Here you can inoculate yourself with the football virus, if you don’t already have it. In this place, only football matters!" said Gianni Infantino, the new president of FIFA, at the ceremony marking the opening of the FIFA World Football…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Stadiums, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 63498
• Published on 29/02/16 at 11:25
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FIFA: "G. Infantino will restore the credibility of the international federation" (UEFA)

"The UEFA Executive Committee wishes to congratulate Gianni Infantino on winning today's FIFA presidential election and is very much looking forward to working closely with him to promote, protect and develop football around the world," stated UEFA, three hours after the election of Gianni…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal
• Article # 63497
• Published on 29/02/16 at 10:45
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FIFA: "The ECA congratulates Gianni Infantino, but remains opposed to a 40-team World Cup" (ECA)

"The European Club Association congratulates Gianni Infantino on his election as FIFA president. The ECA knows Gianni Infantino well through his previous role as UEFA secretary general and takes the opportunity to thank him once again for his constructive and reform-oriented cooperation in recent…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Legal
• Article # 63496
• Published on 29/02/16 at 10:00
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FIFA: Gianni Infantino elected president at the Extraordinary Congress in Zurich on 26/02/2016

Gianni Infantino (Italy-Switzerland) was elected FIFA president for three years (2016-2019) at the end of the second round of the voting, during the Extraordinary Electoral Congress of the international federation in Zurich (Switzerland) on 26/02/2016. Gianni Infantino received 115 votes of the…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Social Responsibility, Legal, Essentials Public Authorities & Regulations
• Article # 63448
• Published on 26/02/16 at 18:50
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FIFA reforms adopted with 89% of the vote (179 votes) at the Extraordinary Congress in Zurich (SUI)

179 national federations, representing 89% of the 201 valid votes cast, voted in favour of the reforms developed by the 2016 FIFA Reform Committee at the Extraordinary FIFA Congress in Zurich (SUI) on 26/02/2016 (156 votes were required, or 75% of the 207 associations present and eligible to vote…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Essentials Public Authorities & Regulations
• Article # 63424
• Published on 26/02/16 at 13:35
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China: the CFA (football federation) confirms its independence from the central government

The Chinese Football Association (CFA) is now independent of the State General Administration of Sports -- the public, government-run body in charge of sport in China -- announced the CFA to several local newspapers on 24/02/2016. This information was confirmed to News Tank Football on 25/02/2016…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Legal, Transfer Market
• Article # 63378
• Published on 26/02/16 at 11:14
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FIFA: CONCACAF "will not vote in bloc" and no orders have been given to the 35 federations

"CONCACAF will not vote in bloc, everyone can vote for the candidate of their choice. That is our position. Each individual is free to choose the candidate they want," said Jurgen Mainka, deputy secretary general of CONCACAF, after the 22nd Extraordinary Congress of the Confederation of North…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal
• Article # 63386
• Published on 26/02/16 at 10:35