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©  FIGC
Italy: despite four rounds of voting, no candidate is elected president of the Federation

Despite four rounds of voting, the Federal Elective Assembly of the FIGC failed to elect a new president for the Italian Football Federation, in Fiumicino, near Rome (ITA) on 29/01/2018. Damiano Tommasi, president of the Association of Italian Football Players (AIC), Cosimo Sibilia, president…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Essentials Public Authorities & Regulations
• Article # 111804
• Published on 30/01/18 at 10:50
©  GSA
LaLiga: nine Saudi players loaned to Spain as part of an agreement with Saudi Arabia

As part of the partnership agreement between the Saudi General Sports Authority (GSA), the Saudi Football Federation, and LaLiga, nine Saudi players will be loaned to LaLiga clubs in LaLiga Santander and LaLiga 1|2|3 for six months from January 2018, announced the Spanish League on 21/01/2018…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Marketing - Communication, Social Responsibility, …
• Article # 111747
• Published on 29/01/18 at 15:39
©  FIFA
Think Football 2018: Fatma Samoura, FIFA secretary general, guest of honour on 01/02/2018

Fatma Samoura, the secretary general of FIFA, is the guest of honour at the second edition of Think Football, organised by News Tank Football at the University of Paris-Dauphine on Thursday 01/02/2018. "Technology: Transforming the Economy of Sport" is the theme of this one-day Think Football…
Domain(s): Clubs, Public Authorities & Regulations, Sponsors & Partners, Media
• Category(ies): Social Responsibility, Marketing - Communication, Authorities, …
• Article # 111570
• Published on 29/01/18 at 10:45
©  ECA
ECA: "Remarkable results for European club football" (Andrea Agnelli)

"Since its foundation, ECA has constantly grown and managed to achieve remarkable results for European club football. On behalf of the entire Executive Board, I would like to thank all member clubs for their belief in our association and their invaluable contribution over the past ten years, as…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Legal, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 111659
• Published on 29/01/18 at 10:10
©  D.R.
MLS: partnership with Southern New Hampshire University is extended by three years

MLS and Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU), its official education partner, have announced the extension of their partnership for another three years "continuing upon their commitment to help MLS players and staff earn their college degrees," said MLS on 18/01/2018. The partnership…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Social Responsibility, Stadiums
• Article # 111547
• Published on 29/01/18 at 09:40
©  FIFA
FIFA: Gianni Infantino, at the World Economic Forum (SUI), discusses the role of football in society

"This summit in Davos is a fantastic platform for sharing our experiences and discussing the changes that we can make to the world we live in. This progress - whether technological, digital, industrial or philosophical - has an impact on football and football, too, has its own role to play," said…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Finance, Legal, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 111618
• Published on 26/01/18 at 13:39
©  IFAB
VAR: IFAB says it is "encouraged by the positive and thorough results of the VAR experiment"

"The IFAB were encouraged by the positive and thorough results of the VAR experiment and agreed that a proposal to ensure consistency in using VAR would be made for approval at The 132nd IFAB Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Zurich (SUI) on 03/03/2018," indicated FIFA on 23/01/2018, the day after…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Stadiums, Legal, …
• Article # 111506
• Published on 26/01/18 at 09:25
©  UEFA
Nations League: France and Germany in Group 1 and England and Spain in Group 4 of League A

Kazakhstan - Georgia (League D, Group 1) will be the very first match of the Nations League, on Thursday 06/09/2018 (kick-off at 16:00 CET), following the draw of the new competition held by UEFA in Lausanne (SUI) on 24/01/2018. On the same day Germany will play France in Group 1 of League A…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 111499
• Published on 25/01/18 at 16:09
©  APCE
Council of Europe: Parliamentary Assembly calls for an assessment of football governance

"The Parliamentary Assembly (which includes 47 European countries) has called on the EU to consider setting up an independent 'observatory' to assess governance in football, following a series of scandals in the sport. Such a body would be entrusted with assessing governance at FIFA, UEFA and…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Social Responsibility, Finance, Legal, …
• Article # 111460
• Published on 25/01/18 at 10:14
©  GoalControl
France: immediate termination of the LFP - GoalControl contract "without compensation"

"Given the numerous anomalies in the solution provided by GoalControl, we have agreed to immediately terminate the contract by mutual agreement, without any legal action or compensation," wrote Didier Quillot, CEO of the LFP, in a mail addressed to the members of the board of directors of the…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Legal, Marketing - Communication, …
• Article # 111390
• Published on 24/01/18 at 14:24