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FIFA: Joao Havelange, president from 1974-1998, passes away at age 100

The Brazilian Joao Havelange (100 years old), FIFA president from 1974 to 1998, died in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) on 16/08/2016. He had been hospitalised with lung problems in April 2016, just before his one hundredth birthday on 08/05/2016.Joao Havelange was FIFA president for 24 years, the second…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal
• Article # 74696
• Published on 17/08/16 at 11:04
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FIFA: Malaysia renounces organisation the 2017 Congress, which will be held in another Asian country

"We can confirm that the 67th FIFA Congress will not take place in Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) because the Malaysian Football Federation did not fulfil all the conditions necessary for the organisation of the event," declared a spokesman for FIFA on 15/08/2016. The Malaysian Federation was designated…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal
• Article # 74674
• Published on 17/08/16 at 09:15
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Spain: LaLiga publishes the world map of 2016-17 broadcasters of the Spanish League

The Spanish Professional Football League has included a map of LaLiga Santander's official broadcasters for the 2016-17 season on its website. LaLiga assigned the international distribution of audiovisual rights for Spanish professional competitions for the 2015-2020 cycle to the Mediapro Sports…
Domain(s): Media, Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Agencies, Digital, Rights Acquisitions, …
• Article # 74680
• Published on 16/08/16 at 17:05
LaLiga Santander: financial penalties to be enforced when stadiums are less than 75% full

"LaLiga recommends that priority be given to the stand that sits in view of the main camera. The fill rate of these seats must be at least 75%, in the case of a fill rate of below 75% sanctions will apply and will toughen if the fill rate is less than 50%," says article 6.4 of the Regulation of…
Domain(s): Clubs, Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Stadiums
• Article # 74598
• Published on 16/08/16 at 09:11
LaLiga: regulations for television broadcasts for the 2016-17 season

LaLiga published its regulations for television broadcasts, which takes effect for the 2016-17 season, on 03/08/2016. "This regulation is the foundation for optimising the audiovisual experience that the viewer will have with us," said Javier Tebas, president of the Spanish League, in an…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Agencies, Finance, Stadiums, …
• Article # 74608
• Published on 12/08/16 at 15:10
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Ligue 1: new visual brand and sound identity for 2016-2020

A "modernised" visual identity, including new colours (lime, navy, silver grey, and blue), a new sound track, composed, as the previous one was, by the Parisian studio Captain Splash... these are the new sights and sounds of Ligue 1 to begin the 2016-17 season, on Friday, 12/08/2016 (Matchday 1…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Stadiums, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 74572
• Published on 12/08/16 at 11:49
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ECA: the format of the European Cups to be discussed at the General Assembly in Geneva in September

The ECA is organising its 17th General Assembly at the President Wilson Hotel in Geneva (Switzerland), on 05 and 06/09/2016. The award ceremony of the ECA will take place on 05/09/2016, while the plenary session will be held on 06/09/2016. "The two-day event is traditionally an occasion to update…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Finance, Legal
• Article # 74577
• Published on 12/08/16 at 10:34
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France: expanded devices for STATS, provider of official statistics for the LFP (2016-2020)

STATS, a company specialising in the capture and analysis of sporting data, and the LFP launched expanded delivery devices for data and statistics for the 2016-2020 cycle, the LFP announced on 10/08/2016. The entirety of Ligue 1, Domino's Ligue 2, and the Coupe de le Ligue will be covered. The LFP…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Stadiums
• Article # 74542
• Published on 11/08/16 at 13:15
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Social networks: the Premier League is the most followed European league (57 million subscribers)

The Premier League is the most followed of the five major European leagues, with nearly 57 million cumulative subscribers on its official Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Instagram accounts, as of 10/08/2016, at the beginning of the 2016-17 seasons of the European Top 5 leagues, which start between…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Digital, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 74529
• Published on 10/08/16 at 16:15
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Germany: the Federation counts 6,969,464 licensees in 2015-16 (+1.2%), a new record

The DFB accounted for 6,969,464 football licensees after the 2015-16 season, its best total since the body's inception in 1900, announced the German Football Federation on 05/08/2016. The number of licensees increased by 1.2% (+80,349) compared to 2014-15 (6,889,115 licensees).The DFB has been…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs
• Article # 74501
• Published on 10/08/16 at 11:20