Russia 2017: Confederations Cup emblem, inspired by the tournament's trophy, is unveiled in Moscow

The emblem of the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup in Russia has been unveiled at a ceremony in Moscow (RUS) on 03/02/2016. The ceremony marked 500 days before the start of the competition, scheduled from 17/06 to 02/07/2017. "The official emblem and look of the tournament were inspired by Russia’s…

IFAB: video refereeing on the agenda of the annual general meeting in Cardiff (WAL), on 05/03/2016

"The 130^th annual general meeting (AGM) of the IFAB will take place at St. David's Hotel in Cardiff (WAL) on Saturday 05/03/2016 and will be chaired by David Griffiths, president of the Football Association of Wales," announced FIFA on 02/02/2016. Among the topics on the agenda is video support…

Top 5: transfer spending during the 2016 winter transfer window, compared to 2015

FIFA: "My main task will be to bring football back to FIFA and FIFA back to football" (G. Infantino)

"My main task will be to bring football back to FIFA and FIFA back to football. The image of FIFA is not very high and has to come back to the top again. We have to work 100, 200, 1000% for football," said Gianni Infantino, the UEFA general secretary and candidate for the presidency of FIFA, in…

FIFA: Platini's appeal against his eight-year suspension will be reviewed on Monday 15/02/2016

On Monday 15/02/2016 the FIFA Appeal Committee will review the appeal made by Michel Platini against the decision of the Ethics Committee, which sentenced him to an eight year suspension from any activity in football on 21/12/2015, confirmed the legal team of the French official to News Tank…

ECA: 16^th General Assembly in Paris, with FIFA, UEFA and Euro 2016 on the agenda (08 and 09/02/2016)

The ECA is organising its 16^th General Assembly at the InterContinental Le Grand Hotel, in Paris (FRA), on 08 and 09/02/2016.FIFA, UEFA and Euro 2016 are among the main items on the agenda: • Marco Villiger, acting deputy secretary general of FIFA, will speak during the "FIFA Matters" portion of…

Netherlands: an Eredivisie video referee is filmed and answers questions from fans during the match

The video referee for the match between Feyenoord Rotterdam - SC Heerenveen (1-2, Eredivisie, Matchday 20) was filmed throughout the entire match by the cameras of the pay-TV channel Fox Sports, which broadcast the match on 28/01/2016. The images of the video referee, who answered live questions…

FIFA: "Between Champagne and Infantino, personally, I choose Jérôme Champagne" (Philippe Piat)

"I have always said that my preference was for Michel Platini, when he was in position to run for the presidency of FIFA. I recognise that my choice has later been focused on two of the five candidates, Gianni Infantino and Jérôme Champagne. Between these two men, I choose Jérôme ChampagneThe 209…

Rio 2016 launches a game application with tickets for the opening ceremony available

The Organising Committee of the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games has launched the application "My Rio 2016", providing information and games, on 25/01/2016. The app is available on iOS and Android. The application will offer weekly competitions and quizzes until April 2016. Users who download the…

Euro 2016: the CDES de Limoges predicts an estimated economic impact of €1.266bn for France

The organisation of Euro 2016 will generate €2.8bn in sales, with an economic impact of €1.266bn (increased activity due to the event), as well as the equivalent of 26,000 full-time jobs, or 94,000 people employed in total (including 35,000 in the fields of health and security) according to the…