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England: Greg Clarke to step down as chairman of the Football League after the 2015-16 season

Greg Clarke, chairman of the Sky Bet Football League has announced his intention to stand down from the position at the end of the current 2015-16 season, in statement made on 09/12/2015. "I leave with the Football League in excellent health and with solid foundations in place," said Clarke. This…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Social Responsibility, Stadiums, …
• Article # 58140
• Published on 14/12/15 at 11:59
©  UEFA
Euro 2016: 800,000 tickets put on sale for supporters of the 24 countries until 18/01/2016

800,000 Euro 2016 tickets will go on sale to fans of the 24 qualifying countries from Monday 14/12/2015 at noon, announced UEFA on 11/12/2015. Fans have until 18/01/2016 to enter their application. Each of the 24 participating national associations has established the application conditions for…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Stadiums
• Article # 58154
• Published on 14/12/15 at 09:30
©  DC
Exclusive FFF: €237m in revenues in 2014-15 (+12.3% from 2013-14) and a net income of €0.8m

The FFF generated €237m in revenues during the 2014-15 fiscal year (from 01/07/2014 to 30/06/2015), according to the financial report that will be presented at the Federal Assembly, held at the Palais des Congrès, in Paris, on 12/12/2015 (09:00 CET), and to which News Tank Football has received…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Finance, Legal, …
• Article # 58159
• Published on 11/12/15 at 17:04
©  FIFA
FIFA: "We need a change of culture from top to bottom" (Issa Hayatou)

"Last week, the FIFA Executive Committee approved reforms that will help to lay the foundations for a new way of managing football globally (...) but it will take more than a vote on reforms to fix the problems we have faced. It will take a change of culture from top to bottom," said Issa Hayatou…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 58148
• Published on 11/12/15 at 16:40
©  FFF
France: "2 promotions/relegations and a play-off for 2015-16, impossible!" (N. Graët, FFF)

"If the French Council of State (high court) rules it's two (promotions and relegations between Ligue 1 and Ligue 2), it will be two. If it rules it's three, it will be three. Two + one (play-off) this year is impossible," said Noël Le Graët, the president of the FFF, on 10/12/2015. "The FFF has…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Legal
• Article # 58153
• Published on 11/12/15 at 15:37
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CAS: press release on 11/12/2015 " FIFA is ordered not to extend the provisional suspension"

"The 90 day provisional suspension imposed on Michel Platini remains in force but FIFA is ordered not to extend it," is the title of the press release announcing the decision of the Court of Arbitration for Sport on the appeal of Michel Platini, on 11/12/2015. The Lausanne-based court decided that…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal
• Article # 58138
• Published on 11/12/15 at 15:04
©  ECA
Refugee crisis: ECA raise €1.3m as part of the "90 minutes for hope" campaign

The ECA has raised €1.3m as part of the "90 minutes for hope" campaign for refugees. "The money will benefit Save the Children and UNICEF's responses to the European refugee crisis," said the ECA on 07/12/2015. The ECA had asked its affiliated clubs to follow the initiative first launched by FC…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Social Responsibility
• Article # 58123
• Published on 11/12/15 at 13:48
©  D.R.
MLS: $925,000 more funds per franchise in 2016 and 2017, outside salary cap, to build squads

MLS will allow its 20 franchises to invest a total of $37m (€33.7m as of 10/12/2015), or $925,000 (€843,000) per franchise per season for player remunerations for the 2016 and 2017 seasons, the league announced on 09/12/2015. The additional $925,000 will be on top of the salary cap, set at $3.6m…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Finance, Legal, …
• Article # 58058
• Published on 11/12/15 at 12:44
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FIFA Ethics Committee to Blatter and Platini on 17-18/12/2015, with a ruling expected on 21/12/2015

The adjudicatory chamber of the FIFA Ethics Committee will hold hearings in Zurich (SUI) for Joseph Blatter, president of FIFA, on Thursday, 17/12/2015, and Michel Platini, president of UEFA, on Friday, 18/12/2015, the International Federation announced on 10/12/2015. The ruling of the body on the…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal
• Article # 58111
• Published on 11/12/15 at 12:00
©  UEFA
FIFA: CAS maintains the provisional 90-day suspension of Michel Platini

"The 90-day provisional suspension imposed on Michel Platini remains in force, but FIFA is ordered not to extend it," announces the Court of Arbitration for Sport on 11/12/2015. Michel Platini, UEFA president since 2007, was suspended for 90 days on 08/10/2015 by the FIFA Ethics Committee. He is…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Essentials Public Authorities & Regulations
• Article # 58115
• Published on 11/12/15 at 11:06