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Bundesliga: resumption of the 2016-17 season with Matchday 17 from 20 to 22/01/2017

SC Freiburg - Bayern Munich (Matchday 17 of the Bundesliga), scheduled on Friday evening, 20/01/2017 (kick-off at 20:30 CET), is the first Bundesliga match of 2017 after a break of one month. The other eight games of Matchday 17 day will be played on on Saturday 21 and Sunday, 22/01/2017. The…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Agencies, Ticketing, Clubs, …
• Article # 85258
• Published on 20/01/17 at 17:20
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VAR: Bundesliga first major football league to use video assistance in all matches from 2017-18

"In the upcoming 2017-18 season, the Bundesliga is set to become the first, and currently only, top football league to use Video Assistant Referees (VARs) at all its matches," announced the German Professional Football League on 19/01/2017. "Since April 2016, the DFL has been undertaking efforts…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Legal, Stadiums
• Article # 85200
• Published on 20/01/17 at 09:49
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CAS: 24 new arbitrators and two new mediators appointed by the ICAS (international body)

"The International Council of Arbitration for Sport (ICAS), the governing body of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), has appointed 24 new arbitrators and 2 new mediators (effective 01/01/2017)," announced the legal body based in Lausanne (SUI ), on 19/01/2017. "The CAS was created in 1984…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal
• Article # 85193
• Published on 19/01/17 at 18:39
England: Nick Bitel reappointed to Sport England chairman duties until 2021

Nick Bitel has been reappointed to Sport England chairman duties, the British organisation responsible for promoting sport, until 04.21.2021, announced Karen Bradley, the British Secretary of State for Culture, Media, and Sport on 12/01/2017. Nick Bitel has held this position since 22/04/2013…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Marketing - Communication, Social Responsibility
• Article # 85079
• Published on 18/01/17 at 16:20
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China: Chinese Super League to limit the number of foreign players on the pitch to three

"During the 2017 Chinese Super League (CSL) season, the number of foreign players, including those from the AFC region, will be limited to three per team (on the pitch)," the Chinese Football Association announced on 16/01/2017. Chinese teams will be allowed to have five foreign players in the…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Finance, Marketing - Communication, …
• Article # 84974
• Published on 17/01/17 at 16:34
©  UEFA
Euro 2016: study on the economic impact (€1.2bn in economic impact in France)

"Euro 2016 generated €1.2bn in economic impact in France, including €625.8m for the tourism sector and €596m for the organisational component," according to the French Ministry of the City, Youth, and Sports, in releasing the study on the economic impact of the Euro, on 10/01/2017. "In total…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Clubs, Finance, …
• Article # 84735
• Published on 17/01/17 at 12:44
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UEFA: the first 3 English divisions all in the Top 10 of total attendance in Europe in 2015-16

The Premier League is the European league which drew the most total spectators in 2015-16 (13.8 million), while the next two lower English divisions (Sky Bet Championship, fourth with 9.5 million; and Sky Bet League One, ninth with 3.8 million) are also in the Top 10 of European leagues in terms…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Finance, Legal, …
• Article # 84724
• Published on 16/01/17 at 16:54
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Think Football! "The English did not build the Premier League in one day" (Didier Quillot, LFP)

"The English did not build the Premier League (founded in 1992) in one day; this took 24 years," said Didier Quillot, the CEO of the LFP, during the grand debate on "The Economic Models of European Clubs," as part of the Think Football! 2017, at the Université Paris-Dauphine in France on…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Social Responsibility, Marketing - Communication, …
• Article # 84807
• Published on 16/01/17 at 12:35
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UEFA: eighth club licensing benchmarking report on European football

"The eighth club licensing benchmarking report again highlights how UEFA's Financial Fair Play regulations have turned around football finances, creating a more stable and sustainable financial position for European top-division clubs," said UEFA, in publishing this report on 12/01/2017. Among the…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Finance, Stadiums, …
• Article # 84687
• Published on 12/01/17 at 16:29
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UEFA: Reinhard Grindel (GER) the only candidate to replace Wolfgang Niersbach on the FIFA Council

Reinhard Grindel, president of the DFB, is the only individual who applied, before the deadline of 05/01/2017, for the position of European member of the FIFA Council, said UEFA on 06/01/2017. This position became vacant following the official announcement by Wolfgang Niersbach (GER) resigning…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal
• Article # 84413
• Published on 11/01/17 at 18:39