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Spain: international goalkeeper Iker Casillas, 38, candidate to become president of the Federation

"Yes, I will run for the presidency of the RFEF when the elections are held. Together we will put our Federation on a par with the best football in the world: that of Spain," said Spanish international goalkeeper Iker Casillas, via Twitter, on 17/02/2020. Iker Casillas, captain of Spain's 2010…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Legal, Essentials Public Authorities & Regulations
• Article # 175467
• Published on 18/02/20 at 10:26
©  RMC
Portugal: League and clubs support Moussa Marega (FC Porto) victim of racial abuse

"FC Porto strongly condemns this racist behaviour which should be duly punished," said the Portuguese club, a few hours after their Malian international striker Moussa Marega was the target of racist abuse during Vitória de Guimarães - FC Porto (1-2) at the Stadium D. Afonso Henriques de Guimarães…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Social Responsibility, Marketing - Communication, Clubs, …
• Article # 175430
• Published on 17/02/20 at 17:45
©  UEFA
Euro 2020: 28.3 million ticket requests already, double the amount for Euro 2016

"Ticketing for UEFA Euro 2020 has smashed all records, with the latest phase for fans of qualified teams taking the overall ticket requests tally to 28.3m - double the figure for UEFA Euro 2016 (which held the previous record)," announced UEFA on 14/02/2020. According to the European body…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Marketing - Communication, Stadiums
• Article # 175345
• Published on 17/02/20 at 16:29
©  FIGC
Italy: Federation ready to test VAR upon a club's request, FIFA has already decided against it

"Italy was one of the first countries in the world to experiment with VAR in football. The FIGC has informally informed FIFA of its willingness to test the use of the "challenge" (a request made by one of the two teams that the referee review the action at the edge of the pitch - based on an…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Legal, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 175344
• Published on 17/02/20 at 15:56
©  D.R.
UEFA: annual report and elections on the agenda at the 44th Congress in Amsterdam (NED), 03/03/2020

The presentation of UEFA's annual report and information on the activities of the body's various committees are on the agenda of the 44th Ordinary UEFA Congress at the Beurs van Berlage Conference Centre in Amsterdam (NED) on Tuesday 03/03/2020. Following the resignation of Reinhard Grindel…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 175172
• Published on 17/02/20 at 13:15
©  CAF
CAF: presentation of "Transform CAF 2021", a "roadmap for the 2020-2021 period" in Doha (QAT)

The presentation of "Transform CAF 2021", the Confederation of African Football's "roadmap for the 2020-2021 period", was on the agenda at the CAF Executive Committee meeting held in Doha (QAT) on 14/02/2020 (document to available to download). "The plan is aimed at spearheading the…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Finance, Legal, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 175343
• Published on 17/02/20 at 11:05
©  D.R.
eSports: each of the Top 5 European football leagues have their own competition on FIFA

The Ligue de Football Professionnel, Deutsche Fußball Liga GmbH, LaLiga, Premier League and Lega Serie A, the Top 5 European professional football leagues, all possess their own eSports competition as of 12/02/2020. The latest addition is the eSerie A TIM, announced by the Italian league on…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Sponsors - Partners, Agencies, Essentials Public Authorities & Regulations, …
• Article # 175165
• Published on 14/02/20 at 10:05
©  D.R.
LaLiga: London (ENG) office opened, the league's second in Europe and eleventh outside Spain

LaLiga has opened an office in London (ENG) in order to "strengthen its presence in the United Kingdom" and "support the league's goal of promoting LaLiga around the world, while enhancing relationships with stakeholders and engaging with fans of LaLiga and its member clubs," announced the Spanish…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Sponsors - Partners
• Article # 175171
• Published on 13/02/20 at 17:34
©  FIFA
FIFA/FIFPro: creation of a global fund for the protection of players' salaries ($16m over 2020-2022)

"FIFA and FIFPro, the World Players' Union, have reached an agreement to establish the FIFA Fund for Football Players (FIFA FFP), which aims to provide financial support to players who have not been paid and have no chance of duly receiving the wages agreed with their clubs," announced the two…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Finance, Legal, …
• Article # 174982
• Published on 13/02/20 at 15:54
©  UEFA
UEFA/CONMEBOL: signing of a new Memorandum of Understanding and creation of four joint committees

The UEFA executive committee and the CONMEBOL Council have signed a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), replacing "the agreement that was signed in 2012", during a meeting at the House of European Football in Nyon (SUI), announced the European body on 12/02/2020. "This new MoU forms the…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Legal, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 175116
• Published on 13/02/20 at 15:09