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FIFA election: two-thirds majority needed in first round, "50%+1" (104 votes) from second round

"For the election of the President, two-thirds of the votes of the Members present and eligible to vote are necessary in the first ballot. In the second and any other requisite ballot, a simple majority (more than 50%) of the valid votes cast is sufficient," states Article 27, Paragraph 3 of the…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Social Responsibility, Legal, Essentials Public Authorities & Regulations
• Article # 63392
• Published on 26/02/16 at 09:50
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FIFA: "UEFA is the flagship confederation and must support the reforms" (Issa Hayatou)

"UEFA, which, like it or not, is the flagship confederation, must support the reforms. Your position is crucial in seeing that the reforms of the governance of FIFA, which were set out at the Extraordinary FIFA Congress, are adopted," said Issa Hayatou, acting president of FIFA, before the 54…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal
• Article # 63355
• Published on 25/02/16 at 18:10
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FIFA: Extraordinary Electoral Congress on 26/06/2016 to be broadcast live on FIFA.com and YouTube

The Extraordinary Electoral Congress of FIFA, during which the successor to Joseph Blatter for the presidency will be appointed, at the Hallenstadion in Zurich (Switzerland) on 26/022016, will be broadcast in full live on FIFA.com and the YouTube channel of the international federation. "The…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Agencies, Legal
• Article # 63335
• Published on 25/02/16 at 16:14
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FIFA: CAS rejects the request of Prince Ali for transparent booths and postponement of the election

"The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has today issued its decision on the urgent request for provisional measures filed by Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein of Jordan. The request for provisional measures has been rejected by the president of the CAS Appeals Arbitration Division," announced the CAS…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal
• Article # 63314
• Published on 25/02/16 at 15:24
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France: the 2016 Trophée des Champions will be held in Klagenfurt (Austria), on 06/08/2016

The 2016 edition of the Trophée des Champions (French Super Cup) is scheduled to take place at the Wörthersee Stadion in Klagenfurt (Austria), on 06/08/2016, said the LFP to News Tank Football on 24/02/2016. The date and location of the match between the French League champions and the winner of…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Stadiums, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 63303
• Published on 25/02/16 at 13:30
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Blatter-Platini case: FIFA rejects the appeals, but reduces the suspension from eight to six years

"The FIFA Appeal Committee, chaired by Larry Mussenden (Bermuda), has partially confirmed the decisions taken by the adjudicatory chamber of the independent Ethics Committee on 17 and 18/12/2015 (communicated on 21/12/2015) regarding Joseph S. Blatter and Michel Platini respectively, whose bans…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal
• Article # 63271
• Published on 25/02/16 at 09:09
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FIFA: Sepp Blatter, 8th president, elected on 08/06/1998, suspended 08/10/2015, replaced 26/02/2016

"I'm tired of being called 'the suspended president'. Now I am the former president and the suspension is useless," said, on 24/02/2016, Joseph Blatter, the FIFA president suspended from duty and from any activity in football since 08/10/2015. "All the Congress stood to applaud me, it was great…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Finance, Legal, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 63242
• Published on 24/02/16 at 18:05
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FIFA: Executive Committee unanimously recommends the Congress to adopt the governance reforms

The FIFA Executive Committee unanimously urged national federations meeting for the Congress in Zurich on 26/02/2016 to adopt all the governance reforms contained in the draft for the new FIFA statutes, announced the international body after the Executive Committee meeting on 24/02/2016. In…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal
• Article # 63245
• Published on 24/02/16 at 17:30
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FIFA: English MP accuses Sheikh Salman of having fraudulently used aid money in 2009

"In August 2009, Sheikh Salman, then Bahrain Football Association president, was accused of using FIFA-financed sports development budgets to fund his unsuccessful campaign for the FIFA Executive Committee election. A leaked letter received by the Al Bilad newspaper (Bahrain) claimed that Sheikh…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal
• Article # 63197
• Published on 24/02/16 at 15:29
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TPO: Belgian second division club RC Seraing sanctioned by FIFA with two-year transfer ban

The FIFA Appeal Committee rejected, on 22/02/2016, the appeal of the Belgian club RFC Seraing (Proximus League) and confirmed in its entirety the decision of the FIFA Disciplinary Committee, on 17/09/2015, which had sanctioned the club to a transfer ban, both nationally and internationally, of…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Finance, Legal, …
• Article # 63157
• Published on 24/02/16 at 13:25