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FIFA museum opens to the general public, "In this place, only football matters" (Gianni Infantino)

"This is a place in which football is lived and breathed. Here you can inoculate yourself with the football virus, if you don’t already have it. In this place, only football matters!" said Gianni Infantino, the new president of FIFA, at the ceremony marking the opening of the FIFA World Football…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Stadiums, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 63498
• Published on 29/02/16 at 11:25
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FIFA: "G. Infantino will restore the credibility of the international federation" (UEFA)

"The UEFA Executive Committee wishes to congratulate Gianni Infantino on winning today's FIFA presidential election and is very much looking forward to working closely with him to promote, protect and develop football around the world," stated UEFA, three hours after the election of Gianni…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal
• Article # 63497
• Published on 29/02/16 at 10:45
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FIFA: "The ECA congratulates Gianni Infantino, but remains opposed to a 40-team World Cup" (ECA)

"The European Club Association congratulates Gianni Infantino on his election as FIFA president. The ECA knows Gianni Infantino well through his previous role as UEFA secretary general and takes the opportunity to thank him once again for his constructive and reform-oriented cooperation in recent…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Legal
• Article # 63496
• Published on 29/02/16 at 10:00
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FIFA: Gianni Infantino elected president at the Extraordinary Congress in Zurich on 26/02/2016

Gianni Infantino (Italy-Switzerland) was elected FIFA president for three years (2016-2019) at the end of the second round of the voting, during the Extraordinary Electoral Congress of the international federation in Zurich (Switzerland) on 26/02/2016. Gianni Infantino received 115 votes of the…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Social Responsibility, Legal, Essentials Public Authorities & Regulations
• Article # 63448
• Published on 26/02/16 at 18:50
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FIFA reforms adopted with 89% of the vote (179 votes) at the Extraordinary Congress in Zurich (SUI)

179 national federations, representing 89% of the 201 valid votes cast, voted in favour of the reforms developed by the 2016 FIFA Reform Committee at the Extraordinary FIFA Congress in Zurich (SUI) on 26/02/2016 (156 votes were required, or 75% of the 207 associations present and eligible to vote…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Essentials Public Authorities & Regulations
• Article # 63424
• Published on 26/02/16 at 13:35
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China: the CFA (football federation) confirms its independence from the central government

The Chinese Football Association (CFA) is now independent of the State General Administration of Sports -- the public, government-run body in charge of sport in China -- announced the CFA to several local newspapers on 24/02/2016. This information was confirmed to News Tank Football on 25/02/2016…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Legal, Transfer Market
• Article # 63378
• Published on 26/02/16 at 11:14
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FIFA: CONCACAF "will not vote in bloc" and no orders have been given to the 35 federations

"CONCACAF will not vote in bloc, everyone can vote for the candidate of their choice. That is our position. Each individual is free to choose the candidate they want," said Jurgen Mainka, deputy secretary general of CONCACAF, after the 22nd Extraordinary Congress of the Confederation of North…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal
• Article # 63386
• Published on 26/02/16 at 10:35
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FIFA election: two-thirds majority needed in first round, "50%+1" (104 votes) from second round

"For the election of the President, two-thirds of the votes of the Members present and eligible to vote are necessary in the first ballot. In the second and any other requisite ballot, a simple majority (more than 50%) of the valid votes cast is sufficient," states Article 27, Paragraph 3 of the…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Social Responsibility, Legal, Essentials Public Authorities & Regulations
• Article # 63392
• Published on 26/02/16 at 09:50
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FIFA: "UEFA is the flagship confederation and must support the reforms" (Issa Hayatou)

"UEFA, which, like it or not, is the flagship confederation, must support the reforms. Your position is crucial in seeing that the reforms of the governance of FIFA, which were set out at the Extraordinary FIFA Congress, are adopted," said Issa Hayatou, acting president of FIFA, before the 54…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal
• Article # 63355
• Published on 25/02/16 at 18:10
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FIFA: Extraordinary Electoral Congress on 26/06/2016 to be broadcast live on FIFA.com and YouTube

The Extraordinary Electoral Congress of FIFA, during which the successor to Joseph Blatter for the presidency will be appointed, at the Hallenstadion in Zurich (Switzerland) on 26/022016, will be broadcast in full live on FIFA.com and the YouTube channel of the international federation. "The…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Agencies, Legal
• Article # 63335
• Published on 25/02/16 at 16:14