FIFA: Joseph Blatter supports a regulation in the number of foreign players in clubs

"With a little good will, we could again take up the idea of quotas for foreign players and seriously consider implementing it," wrote FIFA president Joseph Blatter on 14/08/2015. In 2014-15, the percentage of minutes played by foreign footballers for the five largest clubs in the Premier League…

Bundesliga "growth engine": the economic impact of pro football in Germany in 2015 (McKinsey)

The economic activity induced by German professional football (Bundesliga and 2.Bundesliga) created 165,000 jobs (including 110,000 in a full-time capacity) and generated €7.9bn in added value in 2014, says the 2015 study from the strategy consulting firm McKinsey & Company, titled "Wachstumsmotor…

France: Council of State judge maintains 3 promotions and relegations between Ligue 1 and Ligue 2

French Council of State judge Fabien Raynaud has rejected "for lack of urgency" the application for interim measures of the French LFP and 18 Ligue 1 clubs, and therefore maintains the principle of the three promotions / relegations between Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 for the 2015-16 season on 14/08/2015…

FC Bayern Munich AG: sectional turnover OLD DO NOT USE

FIFA: Gianni Infantino and Alasdair Bell are the European members on the Reform Committee

The UEFA secretary general Gianni Infantino (SUI) and the UEFA director of legal affairs Alasdair Bell (SCO) are the two members appointed by the European confederation to on the 2016 FIFA Reform Committee, whose composition was unveiled by FIFA on 11/08/2015. This committee is responsible for…

FIFA: David Nakhid (Trinidad and Tobago) announces his intention to be presidential candidate

David Nakhid, the former Trinidadian International, has announced his intention to be a candidate for the presidency of FIFA on 12/08/2015. "I go in the ring and I'm ready for the challenge. The position of FIFA president is a diplomatic post with serious connotations. It needs someone who…

"I think the 2024 Olympics would be beneficial for this city" (E. Garcetti, Los Angeles mayor)

"I think the 2024 Olympics would be beneficial for this city. I think it's who we are. I think we would benefit from it economically. One of the reasons L.A. is seen so strongly by so many IOC members is we're not building a transit system because of the Olympics," said Eric Garcetti, the mayor of…

France: Stade Rennais leave UCPF, and join 18 other clubs in forming a new Ligue 1 only union

Stade Rennais FC (Ligue 1) have left the UCPF (French union of professional football clubs) on 12/08/2015 to join 18 other Ligue 1 clubs, who all resigned the day before, to "establish together a new union", of only Ligue 1 clubs (and excluding clubs from Ligue 2 and lower), according to the…

FIFA: François Carrard appointed independent chairman of the "2016 FIFA Reform Committee"

François Carrard (77 years old) has been appointed the independent chairman of the "2016 FIFA Reform Committee", the international federation announced on 11/08/2016. The committee is responsible for developing a series of reform proposals that will be presented at the upcoming FIFA extraordinary…

FIFA: Scottish Federation supports Michel Platini's candidacy for president

"Following a scheduled meeting of the SFA board (Scottish Football Association), chief executive Stewart Regan has confirmed the association’s support for Michel Platini ahead of the forthcoming FIFA presidential election," announced the SFA on 10/08/2015. Michel Platini, president of UEFA since…