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Brazil 2014: Egypt reassure FIFA over safety before Egypt-Ghana 2nd leg in November

"We want to make sure that all the rumors spread by foreign media about turmoil in Egypt are totally false," said the EFA (Egyptian Football Association) in a letter to Jerome Valcke, FIFA Secretary General (Federation Internationale de Football Association), on the 12/10/2013.The Egyptian…
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• Category(ies): Stadiums, Legal, Social Responsibility
• Article # 10715
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2018 World Cup: the renovation of the Luzhniki Stadium to last three and a half years

The renovation of the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, which will host the opening and the final of the 2018 World Cup, will begin in early 2014 and will last three and a half years, the city of Moscow announced, on the 11/10/2013. Delivery of the 81,000 seat stadium (against 78,800 in 2013) is…
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• Category(ies): Stadiums
• Article # 10712
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Iraq: Asian confederation to support lifting the ban on international matches

AFC (Asian Football Confederation) supports Iraq's bid to lift FIFA's (Federation Internationale de Football Association) ban on hosting international matches for security reasons, the Asian body announced, on the 11/10/2013."Both FIFA and AFC have agreed that the continental governing body will…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Stadiums, Legal, Social Responsibility
• Article # 10699
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Brazil 2014: 14 countries already qualified, 7 more will be after the matches of the 15/10/2013

With the qualification, on the 11/10/2013, of Germany, Belgium and Switzerland on the European continent and Colombia in South America, 14 countries, including Brazil, who qualify automatically as host country, have sealed their place for the XX World Cup (from the 12/06/2014 to the…
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• Category(ies): Authorities
• Article # 10687
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2014 World Cup: "No more time to lose!" (Jerome Valcke, FIFA Secretary General)

"There is no time to lose to complete the work on the stadium," said Jerome Valcke, secretary general of FIFA (Federation Internationale de Football Association) on the 10/10/2013 in Rio de Janeiro (BRA) after visiting the Pantanal Arena (42,900 seats) in Cuiaba on the 08/10/2013.Jerome Valcke…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Finance, Stadiums
• Article # 10675
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Qatar: Hamad bin Khalifa bin Ahmed al-Thani re-elected at the head of the Federation

Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa bin Ahmed al-Thani has been re-elected as President of the QFA (Qatar Football Federation), on the 09/10/2013. He begins a new four-year term which will therefore end in 2017.The Board of Directors of the Federation will meet to set new guidelines on the 15/10/2013. "This…
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• Category(ies): Authorities
• Article # 10655
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Goal-line technology: GoalControl confirmed as official supplier for the 2014 World Cup

German company GoalControl has been confirmed as official supplier of the goal-line technology for the 2014 World Cup, FIFA (Federation Internationale de Football Association) announced, on the 10/10/2013. The company won the tender process launched in April 2013 and has convinced the…
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• Category(ies): Digital, Stadiums
• Article # 10650
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Sporting fraud: Javier Tebas (Spanish LFP) demands lifetime ban for match-fixers

"Anyone who is involved - a player, a coach, a referee or a director of a team - in manipulating the result at any point of a game should be given a lifetime ban," said Javier Tebas, president of the Spanish LFP ( Professional Football League) at the "Leaders in Football" conference, held at the…
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• Category(ies): Clubs, Legal, Betting, …
• Article # 10638
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David Barnes to succeed to Philippe Piat as President of FIFPro Division Europe

David Barnes has been appointed president of FIFPro (International Federation of Professional Footballers) Division Europe, on the 09/10/2013. The Englishman will be officially presented at the general assembly in Ljubljana (Slovenia), on the 22/10/2013.David Barnes takes over French Philippe Piat…
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• Category(ies): Legal, Social Responsibility
• Article # 10623
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