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FIFA: composition of the Independent Ethics Committee for 2017-2021

Vassilios Skouris (GRE) was elected chairman of the Adjudicatory Chamber of the FIFA Independent Ethics Committee for four years at the 67th FIFA Congress in Manama (Bahrain) on 11/05/2017. The former President of the European Court of Justice will succeed the judge Hans-Joachim Eckert (GER)…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal
• Article # 93933
• Published on 22/05/17 at 17:40
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France: Former fencer Laura Flessel appointed as Minister of Sports on 17/05/2017

Laura Flessel, 45 years old, has been appointed as the French Minister of Sports on 17/05/2017. The former two-time Olympic gold medalist in fencing (Atlanta, 1996) replaces Patrick Kanner, the former Minister of Sports, who was also the outgoing Minister of the City and Youth, and also Thierry…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal
• Article # 93757
• Published on 19/05/17 at 17:50
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NFL: League acquires 3% of the licensing company Fanatics for $95m (press)

The NFL has acquired a 3% stake in Fanatics, an online sports retailer in America, for $95m (€85.5m as of 17/05/2017), reported American specialised media on 08/05/2017. Fanatics became the distributor of official merchandise of the NFL on 22/10/2016. The contract begins in 2017-18.The NFL Players…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Authorities, Legal, …
• Article # 93853
• Published on 18/05/17 at 18:15
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Sport and Sustainability International (SandSi): inaugural congress at INSEP in Paris on 23/05/2017

The inaugural congress of Sport and Sustainability International (SandSi) will be held at INSEP in Paris (FRA) on Tuesday, 23/05/2017, from 08:15 to 18:00. Registrations, which is free but mandatory, can be sent to the email address info@sandsi.org. The conference will be held in both French and…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Authorities, Marketing - Communication, Social Responsibility, …
• Article # 93636
• Published on 17/05/17 at 17:50
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UK: EFL launches iFollow, an OTT offering for fans outside the UK and Ireland, from 2017-18

"The EFL has today unveiled iFollow, an innovative digital live streaming and content platform that will enable overseas EFL fans to follow their team’s entire 2017-18 season," said the league on 03/05/2017. The streaming platform will allow fans outside the UK and Ireland to access the 46 games…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Digital, …
• Article # 93448
• Published on 15/05/17 at 17:09
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FIFA: the 2016 Activity Report

"We can now objectively say that 2016 will have changed the history of FIFA," said Gianni Infantino, president of the international federation, in the introduction to the FIFA Activity Report 2016, unanimously approved by the 67th FIFA Congress in Manama (Bahrain) on 11/05/2017. "The 2016 edition…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Finance, Legal, …
• Article # 93262
• Published on 12/05/17 at 16:49
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France: Emmanuel Macron, football licensee # 2 338 168 322 in the Ile-de-France from 2004 to 2007

"Emmanuel Macron, the new president of France, is a football fanatic, not just as an observer, because the native of Amiens (FRA) was registered, from 2004 to 2007, in the Ligue de Paris Ile-de-France region (licensee # 2 338 168 322)," said the regional, amateur Ligue de Paris Ile-de-France on…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 92971
• Published on 12/05/17 at 16:48
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FIFA: "The new FIFA is a democracy, not a dictatorship" (Gianni Infantino, to the Congress)

"We are rebuilding the reputation of FIFA after everything that has happened, and I will not accept lessons from good governance from people who have failed to protect football and FIFA. The new FIFA is a democracy, not a dictatorship. The new FIFA is a transparent organisation," said Gianni…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Legal, Essentials Public Authorities & Regulations
• Article # 93347
• Published on 12/05/17 at 13:09
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AFC: four representatives elected to the FIFA Council at the Congress held on 08/05/2017

"The Asian Football Confederation member associations have on Monday, 08/05/2017 elected Mahfuza Kiron (Bangladesh), Zhang Jian (China), Chung Mong Gyu (South Korea), and Mariano V. Araneta Jr. (Philippines) for the four places allocated to Asia on the FIFA Council at the AFC Congress 2017 in…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 93167
• Published on 10/05/17 at 18:25
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CAF: Kwesi Nyantakyi (GHA) elected 1st vice-president, Hani Abo Rida (EGY) joins the FIFA Council

Kwesi Nyantakyi, president of the Ghana Football Federation, has been elected the first vice-president of the CAF, at the proposal of CAF president Ahmad Ahmad (MAD), at the meeting of the Executive Committee of the African Confederation in Manama (Bahrain) in 08/05/2017. Constant Omari Selemani…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 93029
• Published on 09/05/17 at 18:19