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France: FFF/LFP in Beijing is "An important step in our international development" (N. Le Graët)

"The opening of this office is an important step as part of our international development policy. China has launched an ambitious plan in favour of football. The French Federation had to accompany this dynamic in the most populous country and one of the most dynamic in the world," stated Noël Le…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Finance, Legal, …
• Article # 87285
• Published on 02/03/17 at 17:47
©  CAF
Africa: Elective General Assembly of the CAF, in Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) on 16/03/2017

Issa Hayatou (Cameroon), the CAF president since 1988, and Ahmad Ahmad (MAD), president of the Madagascar Football Federation, will be the two candidates for president of the Confederation of African Football (2017-2021) in the elections (item 23 of the agenda) organised as part of the Annual…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 88114
• Published on 01/03/17 at 19:33
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China: 2017 Ping An Chinese Super League season begins on Friday, 03/03/2017

The Guizhou HZFC - Shenyang Liaoning Whowin match on Friday, 03/03/2017, opens the 2017 season of the Ping An CSL (Chinese Super League), which will end eight months later, on 04/11/2017. The Guangzhou Evergrande club has won the last six seasons of this compeition. The Chinese Professional…
Domain(s): Clubs, Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Digital, …
• Article # 88066
• Published on 28/02/17 at 17:40
©  WFF
World Football Forum: the 2017 edition to be held in Changsha, China, from 18 to 21/05/2017

World Football Forum 2017 will be held in Changsha, China, a city of 10 million inhabitants and the capital of Hunan Province, from Thursday 18 to Sunday 21/05/2017. The convention, held annually since 2011 by the agency Eventica Sport Marketing, is taking place for the first time outside Europe…
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• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Authorities, …
• Article # 87874
• Published on 28/02/17 at 15:40
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FIFA: "Just keep working and letting facts speak for themselves" (G. Infantino)

"FIFA cannot afford to be perceived as an ivory tower, detached from where football actually happens. We must be the converging point of the different facets of the game and, to do so, we must be approachable. We must be present. We must be a human institution. (...) Part of the football community…
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• Article # 87955
• Published on 28/02/17 at 15:39
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Relegation aid: Germany only country of the Top 5 leagues which does not to provide "parachutes"

Germany is the only country of the Top 5 leagues which has not established a system of "parachute payments", or amounts specifically allocated to relegated clubs to help them cope with the decrease in revenue. However, one of the key components in the distribution of the domestic TV revenue for…
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• Article # 85709
• Published on 28/02/17 at 10:44
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2024 Summer Olympics: Hungary announces the abandonment of the candidature of Budapest

"Since in Budapest the required unity has disintegrated, it is now inconceivable that the city could mount a successful Olympic bid. In this situation the only responsible decision is for Budapest and the Hungarian Olympic Committee to withdraw their bid to host the Olympics," announced the…
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• Article # 87818
• Published on 27/02/17 at 17:51
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FIFA: Gianni Infantino, one year at the head of world football, on 26/02/2017

The Italo-Swiss Gianni Infantino, who will turn 47 years old on 03/03/2017, has been FIFA president since 26/02/2016. He was elected for three years (2016-2019), after the second round of voting, at the extraordinary congress of the international federation in Zurich (SUI). Previously, Gianni…
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• Article # 87719
• Published on 23/02/17 at 18:29
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Italy: Carlo Tavecchio and Andrea Abodi, candidates for president of the Federation, on 06/03/2017

Carlo Tavecchio, president of the FIGC since 11/08/2014, and Andrea Abodi, president of the Lega Nazionale Professionisti B, are the two candidates for president of the FIGC at the elective Assembly to be held in Hilton Rome Airport hotel of Fiumicino (ITA), on Monday 06/03/2017. The general…
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• Article # 87613
• Published on 22/02/17 at 14:40
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Think Football! 2017: A very successful first edition for the News Tank Football annual event

750 professionals throughout sport participated in the first edition of Think Football!, a day of discussions and debates, with keynote addresses, workshops, networking, and an awards ceremony at the Université Paris-Dauphine in France on Tuesday, 10/01/2017. 90% of registrants arrived to the…
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• Article # 87587
• Published on 21/02/17 at 18:00