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2026 World Cup: FIFA more active than ever, both on and off the pitch

• Adoption of a new regulatory framework, including a new version of the Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players, as well as the announcement of a "historic" cooperation agreement with FIFPRO and the conclusion of legal proceedings initiated by former French international Lassana Diarra…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): International authorities, International development, Geopolitics, …
• Article # 444533
• Published on 12/06/26 at 19:29
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Weekly News Extra (8 to 12 June 2026)

• Michel Platini, former president of UEFA, has filed a complaint against Gianni Infantino, president of FIFA, for "influence peddling, conspiracy to commit defamation, and defamation." • FC Barcelona (LALIGA EA Sports) have launched a "Comprehensive Mental Health Plan" aimed at preventing…
Domain(s): Clubs, Public Authorities & Regulations, Sponsors & Partners, Media
• Category(ies): Essentials Clubs, Essentials Public Authorities & Regulations, Essentials Media, …
• Article # 444502
• Published on 12/06/26 at 18:00
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FIFA/transfers: adoption of a new regulatory framework to come into force on 1 January 2027

"Following several months of fruitful negotiations between FIFA, player representatives (FIFPRO), clubs (EFC) and leagues (WLA), and with the constructive participation of CONMEBOL and UEFA, the Bureau of the Council has today approved the new version of the FIFA Regulations on the Status and…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Essentials Public Authorities & Regulations, Clubs, International authorities, …
• Article # 444465
• Published on 12/06/26 at 13:00
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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
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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
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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