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FIFA: seven players or former players and an agent suspended for life for match fixing

Eight people - seven players or former players and one player agent - have been banned for life by the FIFA Disciplinary Committee after being found guilty of "unlawfully influencing match results," said the International Federation on 24/04/2019. The violation of Article 69 paragraph 1 of the…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Marketing - Communication, Betting
• Article # 145814
• Published on 25/04/19 at 15:40
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Ligue 1 Conforama: Stéphanie Frappart to become the 1st female central referee on 28/04/2019

Stéphanie Frappart will become the first female central referee to officiate in the Ligue 1 Conforama, during the Amiens SC - RC Strasbourg Alsace game (Matchday 34, at the Stade de la Licorne, Sunday 28/04/2019, kick-off at 15:00 CET), according to the FFF on 23/04/2019. Selected by FIFA for…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Legal, Marketing - Communication, …
• Article # 145762
• Published on 25/04/19 at 13:10
Spain: RFEF launches a call for tenders for the TV rights of the 2018-19 Copa del Rey final

The RFEF has launched a call for tenders for the broadcasting rights in Spain for the final of the 2018-19 Copa del Rey, on 23/04/2019. Candidates have until 06/05/2019 to respond. The match will be played between FC Barcelona (LaLiga Santander) and Valencia CF (LaLiga Santander) at the Estadio…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Agencies
• Article # 145761
• Published on 25/04/19 at 12:20
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Rugby: a loss of €1.09m and turnover of €110.9m for New Zealand Rugby in 2018

New Zealand Rugby (NZR) posted a loss of NZ$1.863m (-€1.09m) for the financial year 2018, according to the body on 18/04/2019. The turnover of the governing body amounted to NZ$189.5m (€110.9m) compared to NZ$257.2m (€150m) in 2017 (-26.3%). "Although we are pleased with our latest financial…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Finance, Marketing - Communication, Sponsors - Partners
• Article # 145694
• Published on 24/04/19 at 14:32
Supercopa de España: Saudi Arabia offering €30m per season to host the competition (Marca)

Saudi Arabia is offering the RFEF €30m per season to organise the Supercopa de España for the next six editions (2020 to 2025), according to the Spanish news website Marca, on 23/04/2019. So far no agreement has been signed according to Marca. Luis Rubiales, president of the RFEF, informed the…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Legal
• Article # 145686
• Published on 24/04/19 at 13:44
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Italy: deal between the FIGC and the Italian Revenue Agency to check the financial balance of clubs

The FIGC and the Italian Revenue Agency (body created on 01/01/2001) will exchange data to check the financial balance of clubs, announced the Italian Football Federation on 19/04/2019. The director of the Agency, Antonino Maggiore, and the president of the Italian Football Federation, Gabriele…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Finance, Legal, …
• Article # 145626
• Published on 24/04/19 at 09:45
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Spain: LaLiga member of a working group to "boost the influence of Spanish sport"

The National Sports Council (CSD) and the organisation "España Global", responsible for promoting the international development of Spanish sport, are setting up a working group with an objective "to boost the external influence of Spanish sport," announced LaLiga on 17/04/2019. "The work of…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication
• Article # 145616
• Published on 23/04/19 at 17:40
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Germany: foundation stone of the DFB's future headquarters to be laid in Frankfurt on 03/05/2019

The foundation stone for the DFB's new headquarters and academy will be laid in Frankfurt am Main (Hesse, Germany) on Friday 03/05/2019, according to the German Association on 22/04/2019. The new DFB building will bring together the administrative and sports sectors under one roof. The academy…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Marketing - Communication, Stadiums
• Article # 145586
• Published on 23/04/19 at 16:15
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Women's World Cup 2019: "Zero tolerance towards the manipulation of competitions" (V. Ven, FIFA)

"FIFA has a zero tolerance policy towards the manipulation of sporting competitions. It is indeed a statutory aim at the FIFA level to prevent methods and practices such as corruption, doping or match-fixing that jeopardise the integrity of matches and competitions," said Vincent Ven, head of…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Legal, Betting
• Article # 145571
• Published on 23/04/19 at 14:44
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2019 Women's World Cup: 720,000 tickets sold 50 days before the opening match on 07/06/2019

"Fifty days before the start of the 2019 Women's World Cup (France - South Korea, at the Parc des Princes in Paris (FRA) on Friday 07/06/2019, kick-off at 21:00), FIFA and the Local Organizing Committee (LOC) are proud to announce that more than 720,000 tickets have already been sold, more than…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Legal, Marketing - Communication, …
• Article # 145413
• Published on 19/04/19 at 12:45