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2026 World Cup: "We don’t control everything" (Gianni Infantino, FIFA)

"What happened to Omar (Abdulkadir Artan), the referee from Somalia (who was turned away on arrival in the United States on 6 June 2026 despite having been selected by FIFA to referee during the tournament), is unfortunate. But we don’t control everything," Gianni Infantino, president of FIFA…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Essentials Public Authorities & Regulations, Federations, International authorities, …
• Article # 444333
• Published on 11/06/26 at 17:05
©  D.R.
Tennis/Wimbledon 2026: record prize money (£64.2m/€74.2m) after historic 20% increase

The prize money for the 2026 edition of Wimbledon has reached a record £64.2m (€74.2m as of 11 June 2026), a 20% increase on 2025 (£53.5m/€61.7m as of 13 July 2025) and a 73.5% increase compared with 2019 (£37m/€42.4m), the All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC), the tournament organiser, announced…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Authorities, International authorities, Finance, …
• Article # 444332
• Published on 11/06/26 at 16:15
©  Burnley FC
Premier League: Everton ordered to pay £35m compensation to Burnley over 2021-22 relegation

A Premier League Independent Disciplinary Commission ordered Everton FC (Premier League) to pay £35m (€40.5m) in compensation to Burnley FC (relegated to the Sky Bet Championship for 2026-27), the two clubs announced on 10 June 2026. The Liverpool-based club was found to have breached the…
Domain(s): Clubs, Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Professional leagues, Finance, …
• Article # 444315
• Published on 11/06/26 at 15:00
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FIFPRO: "Historic agreement" with FIFA on player representation until 2031

FIFPRO and FIFA "concluded a historic agreement ushering in a new era of global football governance in terms of cooperation and player representation," the two organisations announced on 10 June 2026, one day before the start of the 2026 World Cup. The agreement, which runs until 31 December…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Essentials Public Authorities & Regulations, International authorities, Social partners, …
• Article # 444296
• Published on 11/06/26 at 12:45
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2026 World Cup: host countries, teams, matches, revenues, innovations… the tournament of all records

• First World Cup organised across three countries (United States, Canada and Mexico); • first edition with 48 teams, instead of 32 from 1998 to 2022 (+50%), and 104 matches (instead of 64, +62.5%); • a tournament staged across 16 stadiums, exactly twice as many as in Qatar in 2022 (although…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Essentials Public Authorities & Regulations, Federations, Government, …
• Article # 444255
• Published on 11/06/26 at 11:15
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2026 World Cup/Refereeing: tournament to showcase a range of innovations

New cases for video assistant referee (VAR) intervention, new rules designed to reduce prolonged stoppages and tactical disruptions to the flow of play, and new red-card offences, including for players covering their mouths during confrontational situations with opponents, are among the measures…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Essentials Public Authorities & Regulations, International authorities, Refereeing, …
• Article # 444120
• Published on 10/06/26 at 12:00
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LALIGA: launch of “Smart Insights”, an AI tool to enhance live match broadcasts

LALIGA has launched “Smart Insights”, an artificial intelligence solution developed with Sportian (the joint venture between the Spanish league and Globant) capable of analysing matches in real time and automatically generating historical and statistical comparisons for commentators, the Spanish…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations, Media
• Category(ies): Professional leagues, Media, Marketing - Communication, …
• Article # 444039
• Published on 09/06/26 at 18:15
©  DFB
DFB: turnover of €442.2m and net profit of €40.8m for the commercial entity in 2025

The Deutscher Fussball Bund GmbH & Co. KG, the commercial entity of the German Football Association, reported turnover of €442.2m in 2025 (from 1 January to 31 December), compared with €440.4m in 2024, and a net profit of €40.8m (€43.9m in 2024) in its fourth financial year, according to the DFB’s…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Essentials Public Authorities & Regulations, Federations, Finance, …
• Article # 444018
• Published on 09/06/26 at 17:45
©  RBFA
Belgium/RBFA: Pascale Van Damme re-elected president until 2030

Pascale Van Damme has been re-elected president of the Royal Belgian Football Association for a further four years, until 2030, at the general assembly held on 6 June 2026. She was the sole candidate in the election organised by the Belgian Football Association’s board of directors, which had…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Federations, Governance
• Article # 443943
• Published on 09/06/26 at 12:00
©  FFF
FFF: record €348m provisional budget for 2026-27 approved

"I have seen here and there allegations and concerns about the Federation being weakened. None of it is true. I am pleased that, through the presentation of the provisional budget, we can clearly state that the Federation has a record budget for the 2026-27 season," Philippe Diallo, president of…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Federations, Professional leagues, Finance, …
• Article # 443871
• Published on 08/06/26 at 18:00