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FIFA: "Many heads of state believe that Blatter is not a bad guy" (Joseph Blatter)

"Would have been nice to be given the Nobel Peace Prize in football, if we had not had this tsunami that has hit us. Football works for peace. I have met so many heads of state and many believe that Blatter is not a bad guy. I also have supporters in French football," said Joseph Blatter to the…
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• Category(ies): Legal
• Article # 58967
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"Sport is in threat because of the serious influence of organised crime" (Chris Eaton, ICSS)

"Sport is in serious threat. Not just because of either incompetent and perhaps corrupt governance but because of the serious influence of transnational organised crime taking advantage of the sport gamblers of the world," said Chris Eaton on 15/12/2015.Chris Eaton is the former head of security…
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• Category(ies): Finance, Social Responsibility, Legal
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NBA: North American basketball league reaches landmark of one billion loops on social network Vine

The NBA has exceeded one billion loops on Vine, relating to the number of times a video is viewed on the Twitter application which allows users to post six-second videos that are played on a loop, announced the league on 14/12/2015. Two and half years after the creation of its account, the NBA now…
Domain(s): Media, Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Digital, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 58897
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MLS: new record for overall attendance at play-off matches, but down 3.3% on average per match

MLS set a new record for overall match attendance during the league's 2015 play-off series with 388,289 cumulative spectators over the 17 matches, according to data published by MLS and compiled by News Tank Football on 22/12/2015.However, the average attendance of the MLS play-off matches was…
Domain(s): Clubs, Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Clubs
• Article # 58936
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Italy: "We have to find a way to get people back to the stadium" (Carlo Tavecchio, FIGC)

"We have to find a way to get people back to the stadium. The healthy side of football supporters, even when they’re disappointed with results should not be confused with violent protests. (But) something must be done to encourage people to come to the stadium once more," stated Carlo Tavecchio…
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• Category(ies): Ticketing, Clubs
• Article # 58926
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FIFA: four articles of the Code of Ethics cited in case against Joseph Blatter and Michel Platini

Four articles of the FIFA Code of Ethics were cited in justification of the eight-year suspensions imposed on Joseph Blatter, FIFA president, and Michel Platini, UEFA president, the adjudicatory chamber of the FIFA Ethics Committee, on 21/12/2015. Joseph Blatter and Michel Platini were both found…
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• Category(ies): Legal
• Article # 58870
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France: LFP reports €696.4m turnover in 2014-15, of which 85.6% (€596.7m) was redistributed to clubs

The LFP generated a turnover of €696.4m for the 2014-15 fiscal year announced the French professional football league, whose accounts are managed by its board of administrators, on 17/12/2015. The president of the LFP, Frédéric Thiriez commented that it was "an extremely healthy budget", on…
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• Category(ies): Clubs, Finance, Legal
• Article # 58767
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FIFA: the timeline of the crisis and legal procedures in the organisation since May 2015

After the formal suspensions of Joseph Blatter (SUI), FIFA president, and Michel Platini (FRA), UEFA president, by FIFA for 8 years from any football-related activities on 21/12/2015, please catch up on all the twists and turns in the FIFA crisis since the first arrests made by Swiss legal…
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• Category(ies): Legal
• Article # 58856
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FIFA: "The verdict is evidence of a pathetic attempt to eliminate me from football" (Michel Platini)

"This decision does not surprise me. I knew that my fate was already sealed before the hearing on 18/12/2015 (before the FIFA Ethics Committee) and that this verdict is just evidence of a pathetic attempt to eliminate me from football," said Michel Platini, UEFA president, suspended for eight…
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• Category(ies): Legal
• Article # 58833
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