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©  FIFA
FIFA: "We will no longer tolerate shady dealings and deception" (Gianni Infantino)

"I asked, with the support of the Council (the body that replaced the FIFA Executive Committee) who are in the process off assembling a legal and financial audit so that we can know what has really been going on at FIFA in recent years, and if there have been abuses. It is a difficult process, but…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Finance, Legal, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 70600
• Published on 06/06/16 at 11:49
©  DC
FIFA: Blatter, Valcke, Kattner accused of having "personally enriched" themselves, €70m in 5 years

"The evidence appears to reveal a coordinated effort by three former top officials of FIFA to enrich themselves through annual salary increases, World Cup bonuses and other incentives totalling more than CHF 79m (about €70m) - in just the last five years (2011-2015)," stated Bill Burck, a lawyer…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Finance, Legal
• Article # 70593
• Published on 06/06/16 at 09:54
©  Mairie de Paris
Euro 2016: Paris police want closure of the fan-zone at the Eiffel Tower, but only for some nights

"I would like to ask the Mayor of Paris to close the fan-zone at the Eiffel Tower on days with games at the Parc des Princes and at the Stade de France, at least until 27/06/2016," wrote Michel Cadot, the chief of police for Paris, on 26/05/2016, addressed to Bernard Cazeneuve, the French Minister…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Digital, Social Responsibility, …
• Article # 70478
• Published on 03/06/16 at 12:35
©  n/a
Copa America Centenario being held in the United States from 03/06 to 26/06/2016

The special edition of the Copa America, the 2016 Copa America Centenario in the United States, and which places national teams from CONMEBOL and CONCACAF together in one tournament for both hemispheres of the Americas, began on Friday 03/06/2016, with the opening match between the United States …
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Agencies, Stadiums, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 70458
• Published on 02/06/16 at 18:29
©  UEFA
Euro 2016: the preferred mode of arrival transport for ticket holders is the plane

36.4% of the ticket holders for Euro 2016 have planned to come to France by plane, according to a survey carried out by UEFA and published in the monthly magazine UEFA Direct, the official publication of the European confederation, on 01/06/2016. The automobile is the second most popular choice of…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Stadiums, Legal, …
• Article # 70442
• Published on 02/06/16 at 17:09
IFAB: launching of a website and official accounts on social networks

The International Football Association Board (IFAB) has launched a website, an official account on Facebook and another on Twitter, announced the body on 31/05/2016. The creation of these new channels of communication comes at the time where new Laws of the Game have entered into force, for which…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Digital, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 70431
• Published on 02/06/16 at 16:20
©  FFF
France: 3rd to 5th divisions to be named National 1, National 2, and National 3 from 2017-18 (FFF)

The National, the CFA and the CFA2 (the third, fourth and fifth levels in the hierarchy of French football) will change their names and become the National 1, the National 2, and the National 3 respectively, from the 2017-18 season, decided the Federal Assembly of the FFF on 28/05/2016 (69.29% of…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Legal
• Article # 70281
• Published on 01/06/16 at 10:30
©  FIFA
FIFA: "An administration divided into two pillars... financial... and football" (Fatma Samoura)

"FIFA’s administration will be split into two dedicated pillars: one designed to generate financial returns and operating the administrative work that comes along with it, and another one focused on developing football and organising competitions,” said Fatma Samoura, the future secretary general…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Finance, Legal, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 70228
• Published on 31/05/16 at 14:55
©  LFP
Ligue 1: Didier Quillot wants neutral operating balance for clubs by 2020 (€350m loss per year now)

The first priority for French football in 2016-17 is "Engaging in the recovery of the economic model of professional football to achieve a neutral operating balance before 2020", announced Didier Quillot, the CEO of the LFP, after the meeting of the League's board of directors in Paris (FRA) on…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Clubs, Finance, …
• Article # 70081
• Published on 31/05/16 at 10:44
©  DC
FFF: Federation and French League formalise reconciliation, pro/rel play-offs in France from 2016-17

The Federal Assembly of all of French football, organised by the FFF, adopted - with 59.08% of the votes - the installation of a promotion/relegation play-off between the the team which finishes 18th in Ligue 2 versus the team which finishes 3rd in the National (French third division) from the…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Finance, Legal, …
• Article # 70109
• Published on 30/05/16 at 15:00