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FIFA: legal claims to recover the 2 million Swiss francs paid to Michel Platini in 2011

"FIFA has today filed claims in the relevant Swiss courts against former FIFA president Joseph Blatter and former FIFA vice-president Michel Platini, seeking restitution of the CHF 2m (i.e. €1.54m at the time of payment) unduly paid to Mr Platini back in February 2011," announced the international…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 170843
• Published on 18/12/19 at 14:42
©  EFL
England: David Baldwin appointed chief executive of the English Football League from June 2020

David Baldwin has been appointed chief executive of the English Football League and will take office from June 2020, the EFL announced on 17/12/2019. Since May 2015, David Baldwin has been chief executive of Burnley FC (Premier League), a club in which he will continue to operate until the…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Legal
• Article # 170749
• Published on 17/12/19 at 18:10
©  DC
FFF: "€304.8m in revenue in 2018-19, an amount that has never been achieved before (L. Boland)

"It is worth highlighting the value of revenues generated during the 2018-19 financial year. They total €304.8m (€265m excluding exceptional competitions), which constitutes an amount that has never been achieved before. These revenues are made up of resources generated by the FFF's so-called…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Finance, Legal, …
• Article # 170618
• Published on 17/12/19 at 17:05
©  FIFA
TPO: Doyen Sport and RFC Seraing's appeal against FIFA dismissed by the Brussels Court of Appeal

"The Brussels (BEL) Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal by Doyen Sports Investments and Belgian club FC Seraing seeking the illegality of FIFA's Third Party Ownership (TPO) and Third Party Influence (TPI) rules," announced the International Federation on 12/13/2019. The Malta-based…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Legal, Transfer Market
• Article # 170601
• Published on 17/12/19 at 13:00
©  LaLiga
LaLiga Santander: Barça - Real Madrid Clasico, postponed from 26/10/2019, set for Wednesday 18/12

The FC Barcelona - Real Madrid CF match, the first "Clasico" of the 2019-20 season, and originally scheduled for Matchday 10 of the 2019-20 LaLiga Santander on Saturday 26/10/2019 at the Camp Nou in Barcelona (kick-off scheduled for 13:00 CET) will be played on Wednesday 18/12/2019 (kick-off at…
Domain(s): Clubs, Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Clubs, Authorities, …
• Article # 170654
• Published on 16/12/19 at 17:49
©  D.R.
Video Assistant Referee: "Widespread frustration among fans" (T. Bennett, City Law School)

According to Thomas Bennett, doctor of law and senior lecturer at the City University of London (City Law School), "Widespread discontent from football fans with VAR reviews in recent Premier League matches, stems from the International Football Association Board's (IFAB) failure to explain what…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Clubs, Stadiums, …
• Article # 170296
• Published on 16/12/19 at 17:08
©  UEFA
2019-20 Champions League: Dortmund - PSG and Real Madrid - Man City in the Round of 16

Paris Saint-Germain (Ligue 1 Conforama) will face Borussia Dortmund (Bundesliga) in the Round of 16 of the 2019-20 Champions League, following the draw at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon (Switzerland) on Monday 16/12/2019. The first leg will take place at Signal Iduna Park (Dortmund, GER), and the…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 170613
• Published on 16/12/19 at 15:09
©  UEFA
2019-20 Europa League: draw for the Round of 32 (first legs on 20/02, second legs on 27/02/2020)

Manchester United FC (Premier League) will face Club Brugge KV (Jupiler Pro League, BEL) in the Round of 16 of the 2019-20 Europa League following a draw at UEFA headquarters in Nyon (Switzerland) on Monday 16/12/2019. The first leg will take place at the Jan-Breydel Stadium (Bruges, BEL) on…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 170615
• Published on 16/12/19 at 14:36
©  EPCR
Rugby: 210,765 spectators for Round 3 of the 2019-20 European Cups, the best attendance in 5 years

"European club rugby tournaments featured the highest total attendance for the Round 3 matches (06-08/12/2019) during the EPCR era with 210,765 Heineken Champions Cup and Challenge Cup fans going through the turnstiles last weekend, and bumper crowds are again set to witness the return games of…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Stadiums
• Article # 170520
• Published on 16/12/19 at 13:45
©  DC
LFP: "€904.5m in operating revenue in 2018-19, €764.5m distributed to the clubs" (N. Boy de Tour)

"The general assembly has approved the 2018-19 accounts, which have been approved by 100% of the votes, with operating revenue reaching a record level of €904.5m, an increase of 3.9% over 2017-18. The record amount distributed to the clubs is €764.5m," announced Nathalie Boy de la Tour, president…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Clubs, Legal, …
• Article # 170426
• Published on 16/12/19 at 11:09