FIFA: Paraguayan federation supports the candidacy of Michel Platini for the presidency

"In line with what is provided by Article 14 of the electoral rules for the presidency of FIFA and Article 24.1 of the FIFA Statutes, the APF is honoured to officially offer its support to the candidacy of Michel Platini (FRA) for the post of FIFA president," stated the Asociación Paraguaya de…

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MLS: league partners with a university (SNHU) to promote the higher education of its players

Southern New Hampshire University has become the exclusive partner of MLS in the field of education "for several years", the league announced on 27/07/2015. "This contract is the first of its kind signed by the league in this area," stated MLS."Through the partnership, SNHU will empower MLS…

2024 Olympics: changed application process, all candidate cities on 15/09/2015 will go until voting

The IOC has announced a change in the schedule of the bidding process for the Olympic Summer Games in 2024 at the 128^th plenary meeting of the body held in Kuala Lumpur from 31/07 to 03/08/2015. The previous application process consisted of two phases: the first phase identified cities as…

FIFA: Joseph Blatter gives up his IOC position, which he had held since 1999

"Mr Blatter wrote me a letter on 23/07/2015 informing me that it would be inappropriate to seek another eight-year term, as he was retiring from his position at FIFA in seven months when a new (FIFA) president will be selected on 26/02/2015," said Thomas Bach, the president of the IOC at the 128^th…

CONMEBOL: Implementation of a reform and modernisation program to improve transparency

"The Executive Committee of CONMEBOL, in its meeting on 24/07/2015 in the city of St. Petersburg (RUS), has approved the implementation of a new Compliance and Enforcement Program for the Confederacy, according to indications of its international advisory experts in this area," announced the South…

FIFA: Belgian court rejects the request from Doyen Sports to suspend the prohibition of TPO

The Court of First Instance in Brussels (BEL) rejected, on 024/07/2015, the request of the club Seraing United (Proximus League, Belgian second division) and the investment fund Doyen Sports, filed on 27/05/2015, for the suspension of the prohibition of TPO, pending a decision on the merits of the…

FIFPro: legal complaint against the transfer system will be filed in Brussels on 17/09/2015

"FIFPro will formally file a complaint to the European Commission against the current transfer system of FIFA on 17/09/2015," confirmed Philippe Piat, president of the international players' union, to News Tank Football on 27/07/2015. FIFPro has threatened, since the spring of 2013, to initiate…

FIFA: "Michel Platini is a unique candidate" (Salman Bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa, president of the AFC)

"We have of course noted Michel Platini’s decision to stand, and he is certainly a unique candidate who would bring stability and a smooth transition to normality for FIFA in this difficult situation," said Salman Bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa (Bahrain), AFC president and vice-president of FIFA, on…

Super Cups played in Germany, France, England and the Netherlands on 01 and 02/08/2015

The Super Cups of several major European leagues kicked off on 01 and 02/08/2015. Please find the results of the matches here, and a selection of related articles below.• German DFL-Supercup: VfL Wolfsburg - FC Bayern Munich (1-1, 5-4 on penalties) at the Volkswagen Arena in Wolfsburg (GER) on…