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Argentina: Claudio Tapia, 49 years old, elected president of the Federation for 2017-2020

Claudio Tapia, 49 years old, has been elected president of the Argentine Football Association, announced the AFA on 29/03/2017. The president Barracas Central, a club in the Argentine third division, Tapia was the only candidate and received 40 votes out of 43 cast (3 abstentions), or 93% of the…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal
• Article # 90477
• Published on 04/04/17 at 10:59
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England: FA posts a turnover of £370m in 2015-16, an increase of 16.2%

The FA (English Football Association) posted a turnover of £369.675m (€438m on 31/07/2016) during the 2015-16 fiscal year (from 01/08/2015 to 31/07/2016), announces the federation at the presentation of its annual results on 16/02/2017. This represents an increase of £51.514m (€61m), or 16.2%…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Finance
• Article # 90394
• Published on 04/04/17 at 10:04
©  FIFA
Video assistant referee: Australia will be the first to use video in league games, as of 07/04/2017

The Hyundai A-League will become the first professional football league to use video assistant referees, announced the Football Association of Australia on 03/04/2017. The first game in Australia with an active video assistant referee will be Melbourne City FC - Adelaide United, the first game of…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Legal, Stadiums
• Article # 90632
• Published on 04/04/17 at 09:45
©  D.R.
FIFA: results of 22-month internal investigation forwarded to Swiss and US authorities

"FIFA announced today that it has completed the internal investigation it began in June 2015 after the Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland (OAG) and the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) announced investigations into allegations of criminal misconduct, bribery and corruption in…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 90490
• Published on 03/04/17 at 15:39
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World Cups 2018 and 2022: FIFA launches tender for the TV rights in Spain

FIFA has launched the tender for broadcasting rights, valid in Spain, for several competitions including the World Cup 2018 (Russia) on 30/03/2017. The other events involved are the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup (Russia) and the 2019 Women's World Cup (hosted in France). The media rights for these…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations, Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Agencies
• Article # 90551
• Published on 03/04/17 at 14:15
©  Lega Serie A
Lega Serie A: the rules for the tender for the Serie A TV rights (2018-2021) unanimously approved

"The meeting of the Lega Serie A unanimously approved the rules for the tender for the (domestic) TV rights to the Serie A TIM for the 2018-2021 period," said Ezio Maria Simonelli, the acting president of the Italian League (the term of Maurizio Beretta having reached its end, see below), on…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations, Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Agencies, Authorities
• Article # 90453
• Published on 31/03/17 at 14:49
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World Cup: the Bureau of the FIFA Council says 16 places in Europe, 9 in Africa, 8 in Asia in 2026

16 places (currently 13) for UEFA, 9 (currently 5) for CAF, 8 (currently 4 or 5) for AFC, 6 (currently 4 or 5) for CONMEBOL, 6 also (currently 3 or 4) for CONCACAF 1 (currently 0 or 1) for OFC, and the last 2 places allocated after a play-off system (see below), this is the new proposed…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Essentials Public Authorities & Regulations
• Article # 90406
• Published on 31/03/17 at 12:00
©  LFP
LFP: Angela Sun named VP Business Development for the French football office in Beijing (CHN)

"The LFP is pleased to announce the arrival of Angela Sun at the French football office in Beijing (CHN) as VP Business Development," said the French League on 24/03/2017. "Among her priority tasks, Angela Sun will be responsible for developing the image and reputation of the League's…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 89978
• Published on 31/03/17 at 09:30
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ECA: "Very happy with the current European club competitions" for the 2018-2021 cycle

"Our European Super League is the UEFA Champions League! We are very happy with the current competitions and our extremely fruitful collaboration with UEFA. We will continue to work together with UEFA, and this beyond 2018," stated Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, the chairman of the ECA, after the 18th…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Finance, Legal
• Article # 90183
• Published on 30/03/17 at 17:02
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FIFA: transfers, laws of the game, and club licensing discussed by the Stakeholders Committee

"The establishment of a taskforce to improve the international transfer system, potential improvements that could be made to the future International Match Calendar, the recent IFAB meeting in London and the transformation of FIFA Club Licensing from a strict regulatory instrument into a principle…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Legal
• Article # 90079
• Published on 29/03/17 at 18:22