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UEFA:"Executive Committee praised the competitiveness of the championship in its new 24-team format"

"The Executive Committee praised the competitiveness of the championship in its new 24-team format," said UEFA after a meeting in Paris (FRA), on 09/07/2016, on the eve of the final of Euro 2016, won by Portugal (1-0, after extra time against, France) at the Stade de France (Saint-Denis), on…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Finance, Legal
• Article # 73094
• Published on 11/07/16 at 16:00
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WFF 2016: "Our goal is to get the Indian national team into the World Cup" (S. Dhar, I-League)

"We had a league (the I-League), but it was not achieving the goals for the progress we badly needed in Indian football. So that's why we went to our commercial partners, and conceived the Indian Super League (ISL)," stated Sunando Dhar (pictured), the CEO of the I-league - which had been the…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Finance, Stadiums
• Article # 73052
• Published on 11/07/16 at 13:30
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Euro 2016: Portugal become the 10th different nation to win the competition

Portugal, the champions of Euro 2016 after defeating France in the final (1-0 after extra time at the Stade de France, 10/07/2016), are the 10th different nation to win the competition in fifteen editions.Germany and Spain have won the cup three times, and France two times. Seven other countries…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Finance, Legal, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 73060
• Published on 11/07/16 at 13:00
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Euro 2016: €1.93bn in revenue generated for UEFA (TV rights: €1.05bn ), with a profit of €830m

The total revenue generated by Euro 2016 (Portugal defeated France in the final, 1-0 after extra time, at the Stade de France, on 10/07/2016) was €1.93bn, in this first edition of the tournament to feature 24 teams and 51 matches in total, announced UEFA on 08/07/2016. UEFA said that this amount…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Social Responsibility, Marketing - Communication, …
• Article # 73051
• Published on 11/07/16 at 12:14
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Euro 2016: the FFF will offer a bonus of €300,000 to each player if they are victorious in the final

Each of the 23 French internationals will receive a bonus of €300,000 if they defeat Portugal in the final of Euro 2016, on Sunday, 07/10/2016, at the Stade de France (Saint-Denis). If defeated, their bonus will be €250,000. These amounts were announced by Noël Le Graët, president of the FFF…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Finance, Legal
• Article # 72969
• Published on 08/07/16 at 16:15
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WFF 2016: "In Southeast Asia, there is little interest in local clubs" (Mike Pfister, FIFA)

"India and China are considered emerging football powers. What is an emerging power? These are markets with a growing population and rapid economic development. As for football, we see a thriving passion for the sport there, but also a real dichotomy in Southeast Asia. The passion for football is…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Finance, Social Responsibility, …
• Article # 72968
• Published on 08/07/16 at 15:50
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Euro 2016: the FFF will receive €26.5m from UEFA in victory and €23.5m in defeat

Thanks to the qualification of France for the final of Euro 2016, after their semi-final victory against Germany (2-0 at the Stade Velodrome in Marseille, on Thursday, 07/07/2016), the FFF is already assured to receive a minimum payment of €23.5m from UEFA, who will distribute a total of €301m to…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Finance, Legal, Essentials Public Authorities & Regulations
• Article # 72946
• Published on 08/07/16 at 13:45
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Euro 2016: The Eiffel Tower fan-zone (Paris) welcomed its millionth visitor on 06/07/2016

The Eiffel Tower fan-zone (Paris) welcomed its millionth visitor before the start of the first semi-final of Euro 2016, Portugal - Wales (2-0), on Wednesday, 06/07/2016, at approximately 19:00 (CET). Ella, the one millionth visitor to the fan-zone and a supporter of Wales, was greeted by a…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Stadiums, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 72930
• Published on 08/07/16 at 11:40
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Legal: Lionel Messi sentenced to 21 months in prison (tax evasion), but he will not serve time

The Argentine Lionel Messi (FC Barcelona) and his father, Jorge Horacio Messi, were sentenced to 21 months imprisonment and were fined €3.69m in total for tax evasion, announced the court of Barcelona (ESP), on 06/07/2016. The player, however, will not face imprisonment because in Spain, judgments…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Finance, Legal
• Article # 72897
• Published on 08/07/16 at 11:05
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Russia 2018: ticket prices from €95 to €995 for foreigners, from €17 to €96 for the Russian public

Ticket prices for the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup and World Cup 2018 competitions in Russia were presented by FIFA after a meeting of the board of the Local Organizing Committee in Moscow (RUS), on 05/07/2016. For the 2018 World Cup, the ticket rates are between $105 and $1100 (€95 to €995) for…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Finance, Stadiums, …
• Article # 72844
• Published on 08/07/16 at 10:30