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Rugby: Bill Sweeney leaves the British Olympic Association to become CEO of the Rugby Football Union

"Bill Sweeney has been appointed CEO of the Rugby Football Union (RFU)," announced the RFU on 19/02/2019. "Nigel Melville will continue as interim chief executive until Bill Sweeney commences his role at Twickenham (RFU headquarters in London), with confirmation of that date to be agreed shortly,…
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• Category(ies): Legal
• Article # 140644
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Women's World Cup: bidding procedure to host the 2023 edition of the tournament officially open

The bidding procedure for the 2023 Women's World Cup has now officially opened, according to FIFA who addressed the 211 affiliated national federations on 19/02/2019. The beginning of this procedure takes place less than four months before the opening match of the 2019 Women's World Cup France…
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• Category(ies): Legal, Marketing - Communication, Stadiums
• Article # 140645
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International transfers: Top 5 clubs spent $642.8m (-37.5%) during the 2019 winter transfer window

"Clubs from the Big 5 have completed 591 incoming international (+10.3% compared to 2018) the winter registration period of 2019, total spending on the international transfer market by clubs from the Big 5 was $642.8m (€559.5m on 31/01/2019), a sharp decrease (-37.5%) compared to the same period…
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• Category(ies): Clubs, Finance, Transfer Market
• Article # 140564
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©  D.R.

UEFA: FIFA competition projects deemed "unacceptable" by European bodies

"UEFA, ECA and European Leagues were adamant that the current proposals are unacceptable as they stand," stated the Professional Football Strategy Council (PFSC) after a meeting in Nyon (SUI) on 18/02/2019. "They (the three authorities) were of the unequivocal view that any decision on…
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• Article # 140456
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NBA/FIBA: a joint project to create a professional basketball league in Africa by January 2020

The NBA and FIBA have announced a joint project for the creation of a professional basketball league in Africa, the Basketball Africa League (BAL), which should begin in January 2020, according to the two entities on 16/02/2019. "It's yet to be determined which existing club teams will be part…
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• Category(ies): Clubs, Stadiums
• Article # 140458
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FIGC: AS Pro Piacenza 1919 (Serie C) expelled from the league after its 7-player team loses 20-0

"President Gabriele Gravina orders the revocation of the (license) affiliation of AS Pro Piacenza 1919 Srl (Lega Pro, Serie C, Group A), the minimum conditions for participation in the Serie C championship laid down by the federal system are no longer being applied (by the club)," announced the…
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• Category(ies): Clubs, Legal, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 140455
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Exclusive "Talk of a Super League is fanciful and lacks any kind of strategy" (Javier Tebas, LaLiga)

"The talk of a Super League is fanciful and lacks any kind of strategy. No league would back it given the damage it would do to their own domestic competition. For the biggest clubs, there is an effective Champions League model that allows them to compete against the best sides in the continent…
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• Article # 140402
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Think Football 2019: a great success for the 3rd edition, held at INSEEC U. in Paris on 07/02/2019

"It is a pleasure to see women's football being promoted today, which proves the importance it has gained in recent years. In 2015, the Women's World Cup drew 1.35 million spectators to the stadiums and had 750 million viewers. It is possible that the 2019 World Cup in France will have more than…
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• Article # 139656
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IOC: inauguration of the new "Olympic House" headquarters, in Lausanne (SUI), on Sunday 23/06/2019

"The International Olympic Committee (IOC) will officially inaugurate its new headquarters on 23/06/2019 during the celebration of Olympic Day," said the international body on 11/02/2019. "In 2019, this symbolic day will mark the 125th anniversary of the creation of the IOC," added the body…
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• Article # 140399
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English Football League: Shaun Harvey will leave as CEO "at the end of the 2018-19 season"

Shaun Harvey will leave his post as CEO of the English Football League "at the end of the 2018-19 season," indicated this English professional league on 18/02/2019. He was appointed on 29/07/2013 and took office on 01/10/2013. The position was created to support Greg Clarke, chairman of the…
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• Article # 140424
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