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FIFA: the difficulty of enforcing the regulations regarding the transfer of minors (Charles Amson)

"The sanctions against Real Madrid and Atlético Madrid (Liga BBVA), announced on 14/01/2016, have not only caused great concern among supporters of these two prestigious clubs, but also lead to us consider the regulations applying to the transfer of minors," said Charles Amson, a lawyer practicing…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Legal, Transfer Market
• Article # 65729
• Published on 13/04/16 at 09:50
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EPFL: meeting in Madrid of the board of directors, chaired by Lars-Christer Olsson, on 18/04/2016

The 12 members of EPFL's board of directors will meet, chaired by the Swede Lars-Christer Olsson, in Madrid (ESP), on Monday 18/04/2016 at 10:00 CET, said the Association of European Professional Football Leagues on 12/04/2016. Good governance and transparency of the EPFL are the agenda of this…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Legal
• Article # 66788
• Published on 13/04/16 at 09:04
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Chinese companies continue to pursue football-related activities

18/03/2016 will remain an important date in the history of the development of football in China: the Chinese conglomerate Wanda Group (tourism, hotels, entertainment) became a FIFA Partner (alongside adidas and Coca-Cola, among others) through the 2030 World Cup. Wanda becomes the first Chinese…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Finance, …
• Article # 65442
• Published on 11/04/16 at 18:15
DFL: Amazon Video (video on demand) to broadcast two programmes on the history of the Bundesliga

The DFL reached an agreement with Amazon Video, the VoD platform of the US e-commerce company Amazon, announced the German football league on 06/04/2016. This partnership will run until 2016-17, and provides for the broadcast, on German territory, of two programmes entitled "Great Matches" and…
Domain(s): Media, Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Digital, Rights Acquisitions, …
• Article # 66692
• Published on 11/04/16 at 16:30
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Euro 2016: launch of the "Euro 2016 Fan Guide" application to aid the fans

The "Euro 2016 Fan Guide," available on Android and iOS, has been available from 01/04/2016, UEFA announced on the same day. Presented by Continental, the German tyre manufacturer and one of ten global sponsors of Euro 2016, this application in available in English, French and German, this app…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Digital, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 66682
• Published on 11/04/16 at 15:30
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Panama Papers: "The way it was presented was just a shame" (Gianni Infantino)

"The whole (TV contracts) process was fair and well documented. The way it was presented was just a shame," said Gianni Infantino, president of FIFA, on 10/04/2016, regarding TV rights contracts signed by UEFA in 2006 and 2007 when he was the director of Legal Affairs division, which earned his…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Finance, Legal, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 66660
• Published on 11/04/16 at 13:34
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UEFA: female member will be elected to the ExCo by the Congress, meeting in Budapest (HUN)

The female member of the UEFA Executive Committee will -- for the first time -- be elected by the UEFA Congress, at is 40th Ordinary Meeting in Budapest (Hungary), on Tuesday 03/05/2016, of which the agenda was published on 08/04/2016. "The female member in the UEFA Executive Committee will be…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal
• Article # 66647
• Published on 11/04/16 at 10:39
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Panama Papers: Swiss federal police search UEFA headquarters in Nyon (SUI)

"UEFA can confirm that today (06/04/2016) we received (in Nyon, Vaud, SUI) a visit from the office of the Swiss federal police acting under a warrant and requesting sight of the contracts between UEFA and Cross Trading / Teleamazonas," said UEFA in a statement late in the day on 06/04/2016…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal
• Article # 66444
• Published on 07/04/16 at 10:20
MLS: digital activation to rebroadcast the first game of the league, 20 years later, on 06/04/2016

The first match in the history of MLS, between the San Jose Clash (now named the San Jose Earthquakes) and DC United on 06/04/1996 (1-0, 31,683 spectators at Spartan Stadium in San Jose, California), is being rebroadcast on 06/04/2016 at 20:00 US East Coast time (02:00 CET in the morning) via a…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Digital, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 66411
• Published on 06/04/16 at 18:30
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Panama Papers: "I will not accept that my integrity is being doubted" (Gianni Infantino, FIFA)

"I am dismayed and will not accept that my integrity is being doubted by certain areas of the media, especially given that UEFA has already disclosed in detail all facts regarding these contracts," stated Gianni Infantino, FIFA president, on 05/04/2016, regarding his name appearing in the Panama…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Finance, Legal, Essentials Public Authorities & Regulations
• Article # 66353
• Published on 06/04/16 at 11:20