FIFA: "They can destroy me, but they cannot destroy my life's work" (Joseph Blatter)

"I'm fine, I'm a fighter. I feel good, they can destroy me, but they cannot destroy my life's work," said Joseph Blatter in the Swiss weekly Schweizer am Sonntag on 11/10/2015."Joseph Blatter, the FIFA president, was suspended for 90 days from any activity in football at the national and…

The FA obtains a loan of £300m to redirect its investments and reduce Wembley's debt

The FA has obtained a loan of £300m (€402m), provided by Barclays, HSBC and Santander, to redirect its investments and reduce the debt incurred by financing Wembley Stadium (90,000 seats), announced the English football federation on 10/12/2015. The stadium, re-opened in 2007, was built for at a…

FIFA: Switzerland authorise the extradition of Costas Takkas, arrested in Zurich on 27/05/2015

"The Federal Office of Justice (FOJ) has approved the extradition of Costas Takkas to the USA. The British citizen has 30 days in which to appeal to the Swiss Federal Criminal Court against the FOJ's ruling," announced the Swiss FOJ on 09/10/2015.Costas Takkas (Cayman Islands resident and British…

FIFA Ethics Committee deems invalid the suspension appeal by the lawyers of Michel Platini

"The argument put forward by Michel Platini’s lawyers that their client had not had the possibility to defend himself before the adjudicatory chamber of the FIFA Ethics Committee before his suspension is not valid," said Marc Tenbücken, the spokesman for the adjudicatory chamber of the FIFA Ethics…

EPFL suggests the appointment of an independent body "to govern FIFA for a transitionary period"

"The EPFL believes in the right course of justice and in the presumption of innocence of those under investigation. However, in the interim work must be undertaken to set FIFA back on the right track. Perhaps this can only be achieved by the appointment of an independent, specialised and credible…

Premier League: progression of the domestic and international audiovisual revenues

Euro 2016: 16 teams have already qualified for the finals, ahead of the matches on 12/10/2015

16 national teams have already qualified for the finals of Euro 2016 as of 12/10/2015, ahead of the 10^th and final matchday of qualifying, being played from 11 to 13/10/2015. Groups D, F and I played their final matches on 11/10/2015, the last matches of groups C, E and G will be played on…

Bundesliga: kit suppliers in 2015-16

The German sports equipment brand adidas is the most represented company among the clubs of the Bundesliga in 2015-16, with 5 of the 18 clubs under contract (Bayer 04 Leverkusen, FC Bayern Munich, FC Ingolstadt 04, FC Schalke 04 eand Hamburger SV), 27.8% of the total.

FIFA: extraordinary congress of the Executive Committee to take place in Zurich (SUI) on 20/10/2015

"FIFA can confirm that the Executive Committee will meet in Zurich (SUI) on Tuesday 20/10/2015, for an extraordinary congress," announced the international federation on 09/10/2015. "The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) president and FIFA vice-president Shaikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa (BHR…

FIFA: Issa Hayatou (CAM), acting president, suggests a change in the electoral calendar

"If the reform commission decides that the timetable is too short to conduct the elections, it could make proposals to the Executive Committee of FIFA to change the electoral calendar," said Issa Hayatou (69 years old), now the acting president of FIFA, to RFI (Radio France International) on…