Champions League: UEFA unveils visual identity for 2015 16 final in Milan (ITA) on 28/05/2016

UEFA unveiled the visual identity for the final of the 2015-16 Champions League at the draw for the group stage of the 2015-16 edition of the competition in Monaco on 27/08/2015. The next final of the Champions League will be held at the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza (80,000 seats) in Milan (ITA) on…

FIFA: "Michel Platini has been positioning himself as a reformer, but how can that be?" (D. Nakhid)

"Michel Platini has been positioning himself as a reformer, but how can that be? How can someone claim to be free or not tainted when he has been part of the circle that has basically brought football down a sorry path?" said David Nakhid (TRI), a candidate for the presidency of FIFA, on…

Champions League: UEFA presents new visual identity for the 2015-2018 cycle

UEFA presented their new visual identity for the 2015-2018 cycle of the Champions League, as well as the "Champions becoming Legends" concept that inspired it, in Monaco on 27/08/2015, ahead of the draw for the group stage of the 2015-16 competition (at 17:45 CET). "As part of the brand's visual…

FIFA: presidential candidate Michel Platini organises press conference in Monaco on 28/08/2015

The president of UEFA, Michel Platini, is organising a press conference at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco on Friday 28/08/2015 at 16:00 CET. This traditional event coincides with the draw for the 2015 Champions League group stages (on 27/08/2015, at 17:45 CET) and the Europa League (28/08/2015, at…

FIFA: first meeting of the Israel-Palestine Monitoring Committee chaired by Tokyo Sexwale

"The FIFA Israel-Palestine Monitoring Committee, comprising representatives from the Israel Football Association (IFA) and the Palestinian Football Association (PFA), led by their respective presidents Ofer Eini and Jibril Rajoub, held its first meeting today at the home of FIFA in Zurich (SUI)…

Champions League: five Spanish clubs in the group stage, the draw in Monaco on 27/08/2015

The draw for the eight groups of the 2015-16 Champions League is organised at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco Thursday 27/08/2015 from 17:45 CET, after the second legs of the final play-off round matches. The competition regulations now provide that the winner of the Europa League (Sevilla FC in…

FIFA: "The elections could be manipulated to a previously unseen degree" (Chung Mong-joon)

"The elections could be manipulated to a degree unseen even in previous notorious FIFA presidential elections," said the South Korean Chung Mong-joon, a FIFA presidential candidate, on 25/08/2015. The German daily Die Welt reported on 23/08/2015 that the investigatory chamber of the FIFA Ethics…

Chinese government and companies and their role in European football

With the IAAF World Championships, now the 15^th edition of the Athletics games, taking place in Beijing, China from 22/08 to 30/08/2015, please find a selection of articles below showcasing the role of China in the sporting world, with a specific focus on Chinese connections to European football.

FIFA: the president of the CFU, which contains 25 Caribbean federations, supports David Nakhid (TRI)

Gordon Derrick, the Antiguan president of the CFU, announced his support for the candidacy of the Trinidadian David Nakhid for the FIFA presidency, on 23/05/2015. The CFU is an association which includes the 25 Caribbean member associations of FIFA (and also six football federations not affiliated…

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