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Turkey: Nihat Özdemir elected as president of the Football Federation "for a four-year term" (UEFA)

Businessman Nihat Özdemir has been elected as president of the Turkish Football Federation (TFF) "for a four-year term" at the ordinary general meeting held at the JW Marriot Hotel in Ankara (TUR), according to UEFA on 01/06/2019. With 179 votes out of 183, Özdemir will succeed Hüsnü Güreli…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 148842
• Published on 05/06/19 at 09:30
©  AFC
Asia: AFC Congress in Paris appoints China as the host country of the AFC Asian Cup 2023

Gathered at the AFC Extraordinary Congress in Paris (FRA), on the eve of the 69th FIFA Congress, the AFC Member Associations have "unanimously" appointed China, the only candidate country, to host the AFC Asian Cup 2023, on 04/06/2019. China has previously hosted the continental tournament in…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 148906
• Published on 04/06/19 at 17:50
©  beIN Sports
FIFA: "For me, Gianni Infantino has no legitimacy to represent football" (Michel Platini)

"For me, Gianni Infantino is not credible as FIFA president and has no legitimacy to represent football. Just because you have drawn the balls (i.e. participated in competition draws) does not mean you can represent FIFA," said Michel Platini, former president of UEFA (2007-2015), at a press…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 148786
• Published on 04/06/19 at 16:10
©  IFAB
IFAB: Laws of the Game 2019-20

"Football must have Laws which keep the game 'fair' as a crucial foundation of the beauty of the 'beautiful game' is its fairness - this is a vital feature of the 'spirit' of the game. The best matches are those where the referee is rarely needed as the players play with respect for each other…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal
• Article # 148831
• Published on 04/06/19 at 14:40
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Club World Cup: FIFA Council awards Qatar the 2019 and 2020 editions of the competition

"Following the approval of a revamped FIFA Club World Cup with 24 teams, the pilot edition of which will be played in 2021, the FIFA Council decided to award Qatar the right to host the next two editions of the tournament in its existing format in 2019 and 2020. The upcoming editions of the…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Marketing - Communication, Stadiums
• Article # 148818
• Published on 04/06/19 at 11:40
"Women's World Cup France 2019: a lever for women's football" (J-F. Martins, Paris City Hall)

"For the City of Paris, the Women's World Cup 2019 is a major event in the same way as Euro 2016 and all the other major sporting events that we have had the chance to host, with three main challenges: • To work with the organising committee to deliver the event as efficiently as possible; • To…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Social Responsibility, Marketing - Communication, …
• Article # 147928
• Published on 04/06/19 at 10:50
©  IFAB
UEFA: changes to the Laws of the Game will only apply in Europe from 25/06/2019

The changes to the Laws of the Game that were approved on 02/03/2019 by IFAB, and came into force on 01/06/2019, will only apply to all UEFA competitions from 25/06/2019 "in accordance with the flexibility granted by The International Football Association Board (IFAB)," announced the European body…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 148715
• Published on 03/06/19 at 15:40
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Nations League: Portugal-Switzerland and Netherlands-England, semi-finals in Portugal (05-06/06/19)

Portugal - Switzerland (Estádio do Dragão, Porto, Wednesday 05/06/2019, kick-off at 19:45 local time, 20:45 CET), then Netherlands - England (Estádio D. Afonso Henriques, Guimarães, Thursday 06/06/2019, 20:45), are the two semi-finals of the first ever final phase of the Nations League held in…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Agencies, Ticketing, Digital, …
• Article # 148714
• Published on 03/06/19 at 13:40
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Women's World Cup 2019: 53.3% of participating players play for a European club (ECA)

53.3% of the participants in the Women's World Cup 2019 play for a European club, according to a study by the ECA published on 31/05/2019. For the previous edition of the competition in Canada in 2015, this percentage was 40.8%. The proportion of European teams taking part in the World Cup in…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Legal, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 148713
• Published on 03/06/19 at 12:20
©  FIFA
FIFA: Women's Football Convention in Paris, France from 06 to 07/06/2019

"The FIFA Women's Football Convention (Paris, FRA, Thursday 06 and Friday 07/06/2019) is the first time that our organisation is gathering such high-profile leaders and decision-makers from the spheres of sport, politics and civil society to share perspectives on the direction of the women's…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Marketing - Communication, Social Responsibility
• Article # 148712
• Published on 03/06/19 at 11:40