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FIFA: Michel Platini's candidacy "will not be processed as long as his ban is valid"

"Domenico Scala, in his capacity as chairman of the FIFA Ad-hoc Electoral Committee, explained that candidacies for the FIFA presidency that are submitted in due time and form, but which relate to candidates who are subject to a (provisional or definite) ban from taking part in any…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal
• Article # 54251
• Published on 20/10/15 at 18:30
Champions League: table of income distributed to the participating clubs in 2014-15

UEFA published the details of the sums paid out to clubs that participated in the 2014-15 Champions League on 16/10/2015. In total, €1,029.9m was distributed by the UEFA to the 32 participating clubs in the final phase and 10 clubs eliminated qualifying play-offs. €492.9m (or 47.9% of the…
Domain(s): Clubs, Public Authorities & Regulations, Sponsors & Partners, Media
• Article # 79999
• Published on 20/10/15 at 18:07
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FIFA Executive Committee will not postpone the presidential election, scheduled for 26/02/2016

"The FIFA Executive Committee reconfirms 26/02/2016 as the date of the extraordinary elective congress (for the FIFA presidency) in Zurich (SUI)," said the international body via its Twitter account, at the conclusion of the extraordinary Executive Committee meeting on 20/10/2015. Several…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Essentials Public Authorities & Regulations
• Article # 54231
• Published on 20/10/15 at 15:30
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Digital: Wolfgang Holzhäuser, former CEO of Bayer Leverkusen, becomes a partner at Goldmedia

Wolfgang Holzhäuser (65 years old) has become an associate partner at Goldmedia, the German research and consulting firm specialising in digital business development, on 15/10/2015. He has also joined the company's consultancy team.Holzhäuser was previously the CEO of Bayer 04 Leverkusen…
Domain(s): Clubs, Media, Public Authorities & Regulations, Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Digital, …
• Article # 54209
• Published on 20/10/15 at 14:04
2006 World Cup: prosecutors in Frankfurt open a preliminary investigation into the award procedure

Prosecutors in Frankfurt (GER) have opened a preliminary investigation into the award procedure for the 2006 World Cup in Germany, stated the attorney general Nadja Niesen on 19/10/2015. This preliminary investigation is to verify suspicions of corruption in the voting process. Germany was named…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal
• Article # 54169
• Published on 20/10/15 at 11:45
Champions League: table of income distributed to the participating clubs in 2014-15

UEFA publishes the details of the sums paid out to clubs that participated in the 2014-15 Champions League on 16/10/2015.In total, €1,029.9m was distributed by the UEFA to the 32 participating clubs in the final phase and 10 clubs eliminated qualifying play-offs. €492.9m (or 47.9% of the total…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Finance
• Article # 54171
• Published on 20/10/15 at 11:09
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Europa League: table of income distributed to the participating clubs in 2014-15

UEFA published the details of the monies distributed to the 56 clubs that participated in the final phase of the 2014-15 Europa League on 16/10/2015. In total, €239.75m was distributed by UEFA to the 48 clubs which qualified for the group stage and the eight clubs which dropped down from the…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Finance
• Article # 54173
• Published on 20/10/15 at 10:40
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FIFA: David Nakhid gains the required support of 5 federations and will run for the FIFA presidency

David Nakhid has formally filed his candidacy for the presidency of FIFA, with the official support of five national federations, the Trinidadian announced on 18/10/2015. He is the third man to officially file his candidacy, after Michel Platini (FRA) and Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein (JOR).David…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal
• Article # 54138
• Published on 19/10/15 at 18:05
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FIFA: "It all came out when I asked Blatter to resign and announced my candidacy" (Michel Platini)

"I don't know. Let's just say I have my doubts. Anyway, all it came out from the moment I asked him to resign and announced my candidacy," said Michel Platini, the UEFA president, on 19/10/2015, in response to a question about the possible involvement of Joseph Blatter, the FIFA president, in the…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal
• Article # 54096
• Published on 19/10/15 at 15:38
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Euro 2016: "The decision to expand the finals to 24 teams was right" (Gianni Infantino, UEFA)

"The qualifying competition has shown conclusively that the decision to increase the number of teams to 24 (compared to 16 previously)for the 2016 final tournament was the right decision," said Gianni Infantino, the UEFA general secretary, on 18/10/2015. "A series of surprising results underlined…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal
• Article # 54076
• Published on 19/10/15 at 12:20