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FIFA: preparation of the Electoral Congress on the agenda of the ExCo meeting on 24/02/2016

The preparation of the Extraordinary FIFA Electoral Congress on Friday 26/02/2016, a report by the acting secretary general of FIFA on the "Path Forward" initiative, and the possible creation of a temporary advisory committee for the reform process are among the topics on the agenda of the meeting…
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• Category(ies): Legal
• Article # 62523
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FIFA: 9 of 53 UEFA federations have not announced support of Gianni Infantino as of 16/02/2016

England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Israel and Kazakhstan are the nine federations under UEFA's 53 member associations affiliated to FIFA who have not taken an official position, as of 16/02/2016, regarding the candidacy of Gianni Infantino for presidency of FIFA…
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• Category(ies): Legal, Essentials Public Authorities & Regulations
• Article # 62529
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FIFA: CONCACAF will not currently announce its support of any candidate, but could on 25/02/2016

"Part of the agenda today did not include talking about the FIFA candidates, again the focus of these meetings were the FIFA reforms and the CONCACAF reforms," said Jurgen Mainka, deputy secretary general of CONCACAF, after a meeting of the member associations of the Confederation of North…
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• Category(ies): Legal
• Article # 62461
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Russia 2018: a public vote will decide whether the tournament mascot is a tiger, a wolf or a cat

The three "finalists" to be the official mascot of the 2018 World Cup in Russia were announced at a ceremony in Moscow (Russia) on 11/02/2016. These three potential mascots represent a tiger, a wolf and a cat. They were created by three Russian design students. From September to November 2015…
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• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Merchandising - Licensing
• Article # 62340
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FIFA: Jérôme Valcke banned for 12 years by the adjudicatory chamber of the Ethics Committee

"The adjudicatory chamber of the independent Ethics Committee chaired by Mr Hans Joachim Eckert has banned Mr Jérôme Valcke, former secretary general of FIFA, for 12 years from all football-related activities (administrative, sports or any other) on a national and international level. The ban…
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• Category(ies): Legal
• Article # 62375
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FIFA: four presidential candidates meet with CONCACAF, 15 days before the election

Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein, Sheikh Salman Bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa, Jerome Champagne and Gianni Infantino, four of the five candidates for the presidency of FIFA, participated in a meeting with the member federations of CONCACAF, organised by the confederation of North and Central America and the…
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• Category(ies): Legal
• Article # 62299
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FIFA: having initially favored Gianni Infantino, South Sudan follows CAF in supporting Sheikh Salman

"The SSFA (South Sudan Federation) is committed to following the decision of the Executive Committee of CAF to support Sheikh Salman," said Chabur Goc Alei, president of the Federation of South Sudan, in a letter to CAF on 08/02/2016."Chabur Goc Alei did not want there to be any ambiguity and thus…
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• Article # 62279
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UEFA: 2014-15 reports and 2016-17 budget on the agenda of the Extraordinary Congress on 25/02/2016

The main items on the agenda of the 11th Extraordinary UEFA Congress, to be held in Zurich (SUI) on Thursday 25/02/2016, include a report by the Executive Committee and a report by the 2014-15 UEFA administration, a 2014-15 financial report, a budget for 2016-17 and amendments to the UEFA…
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• Article # 62224
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Premier League: "I think there is a problem when clubs put prices up every year" (David Cameron)

"I think there is a problem here when some clubs put prices up very rapidly every year, even though so much of the money for football actually comes from sponsorship, equipment and other sources," said David Cameron, British Prime Minister, during Prime Minister's Questions in the House of Commons…
Domain(s): Clubs, Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Clubs, Stadiums
• Article # 62179
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2024 Olympics: Paris unveils its logo featuring a stylised Eiffel Tower and the number 24

The logo of the Paris bid to host the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games was unveiled using a projection onto the Arc de Triomphe, in Paris (FRA), on 09/02/2016, at 20:24 CET (in reference to the year 2024). The logo features a stylised Eiffel Tower, formed using the two digits in the number 24 (as…
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• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication
• Article # 62134
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