Filter by domain
Filter by year
©  D.R.
A Cameroonian delegation received in Zurich is committed to comply with FIFA requirements

A delegation from the Cameroonian government, received in Zurich (Switzerland) by Sepp Blatter, president of FIFA (International Federation of Association Football) "expressed the full cooperation of their government to solve the problems that prompted the suspension of Fecafoot (Cameroonian…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Social Responsibility
• Article # 8108
• Published on 19/07/13 at 17:52
Euro TV rights: "The EU Court of Justice's decision distorts competition" (UEFA)

The decision made by the European Union's Court of Justice on the 18/07/2013, which allows EU states to prohibit the broadcasting of the World Cup and European Championship on pay-TV channels, "not only distorts the media market, but reduces the possibility to generate income that can then be…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Finance, Legal, Social Responsibility
• Article # 8071
• Published on 19/07/13 at 12:27
©  FIFA
World Cup TV rights: FIFA "disappointed" by the EU Court of Justice's decision

"FIFA (International Federation of Association Football) note, with great disappointment, the decision of the European Court of Justice," the footballing authority indicated on the 18/07/2013. The EU (European Union) Court of Justice rejected appeals by FIFA and UEFA (Union of European Football…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Agencies, Legal, Social Responsibility
• Article # 8049
• Published on 19/07/13 at 10:45
TV rights: the European Union Court of Justice dismisses UEFA and FIFA appeals

The European Union's Court of Justice has confirmed that EU (European Union) members have the right to prohibit broadcasts of the World Cup and European Championship on pay-TV channels and the right to require that they are transmitted on free channels, it was announced on the 18/07/2013. "The…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Agencies, Legal, Social Responsibility
• Article # 8043
• Published on 18/07/13 at 17:06
Qatar 2022: FIFA president Sepp Blatter pleads for the tournament to be held in winter

"If this World Cup is to become a party for the people, you can't play football in the summer," said Sepp Blatter, president of FIFA (International Federation of Association Football), at a two-day conference on sports, media and economy, organised by Franz Beckenbauer in Going, Austria, on the…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Authorities
• Article # 7984
• Published on 18/07/13 at 17:00
©  D.R.
World Cup: Sepp Blatter questions Brazil as hosts of 2014 tournament

"If this happens again, we have to question whether we made the wrong decision awarding the hosting rights" said Sepp Blatter, president of FIFA (International Federation of Association Football), in Austria on the 18/07/2013 "It's not we who have to learn lessons from the protests in Brazil…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Finance, Stadiums
• Article # 8024
• Published on 18/07/13 at 13:25
©  D.R.
Greg Dyke new chairman of the FA (Football Association)

Greg Dyke has been appointed chairman of the FA (Football Association, English football federation) on the 13/07/2013. His appointment was unanimously approved by the FA Council, after the FA Board agreed his nomination on the 21/03/2013. Greg Dyke replaces David Bernstein, who had held the…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Finance
• Article # 8020
• Published on 18/07/13 at 12:18
©  EPFL
EPFL: Frédéric Thiriez received by the European Commission in Brussels on the 16/07/2013

The fight against match-fixing, international transfers, sports betting and the status of football agents were some of the topics covered by Frédéric Thiriez, acting president of the EPFL (European Professional Football League), and Androulla Vassiliou, the European Commissioner for Education…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Finance, Legal, Transfer Market, …
• Article # 7978
• Published on 18/07/13 at 10:56
©  FIFA
FIFA receives a delegation from the Council of Europe to discuss governance and scandals

A delegation from the Council of Europe was received at FIFA's (International Federation of Association Football) home in Zurich, by president Sepp Blatter on the 16/07/2013.This meeting followed a series of steps taken by the Council of Europe in the area of sport, especially a resolution on…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Social Responsibility
• Article # 7962
• Published on 17/07/13 at 10:07
©  Savo Prelević
Montenegro: Dejan Savicevic re-elected as president of the federation

Dejan Savicevic has been unanimously re-elected as president of the FSCG (Football Federation of Montenegro) at the association's General Assembly on the 12/07/2013.The former Yugoslav international player (55 caps and 22 goals between 1986 and 1998) has been head of the FSCG since 2006, when…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Authorities
• Article # 7864
• Published on 15/07/13 at 13:59