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FIFA: why Michel Platini's candicacy deadline is technically 26/01/2016 and not 26/02/2016

The Extraordinary FIFA Congress which will elect the new president of the international federation is scheduled for Friday 26/02/2016, however Tuesday 26/01/2016, one month earlier, is the final deadline for which the potential candidacy of Michel Platini must be validated by the FIFA Ad hoc…
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• Category(ies): Legal
• Article # 58543
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FIFA: "Two-year ban and 160,000 Swiss francs fine or suspension for life" (Sepp Blatter)

"It is shocking to see in the press the findings of the investigatory chamber of the FIFA Ethics Committee, which indicates only two possibilities: two-year ban and 160,000 Swiss francs (€148,000) fine, or suspension for life. There is no privacy in this operation, which is a cornerstone of the…
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• Category(ies): Legal
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FIFA: "A 40 team World Cup would make the calendar even more unmanageable" (F. Thiriez, EPFL)

"I expressed my strong opposition because the calendar would become even more unmanageable. I hope that this proposal will be cut from the work that is currently taking place, which should only concern the internal reforms of FIFA," said Frederic Thiriez, president of the LFP and the EPFL, about…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal
• Article # 58402
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FIFA: "These proceedings remind me of the Inquisition," wrote Blatter in a letter to the federations

"The way in which the investigatory chamber of the Ethics Committee has communicated on the current proceedings, demanded the maximum penalty and reinforced public prejudgement has reached a tendentious and dangerous dimension. These proceedings remind me of the Inquisition," wrote Joseph Blatter…
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• Category(ies): Legal
• Article # 58414
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Euro 2016: two English and one Frenchman among the 18 central referees appointed for the finals

England is the only country to have two referees appointed to officiate at the final tournament of Euro 2016, Martin Atkinson and Mark Clattenburg, according to the list published by UEFA on 15/12/2015. The Frenchman Clement Turpin will represent the host country as one of the 18 central referees…
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• Category(ies): Legal
• Article # 58394
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FIFPro, the international footballers' union, celebrates 50 years of existence

"The year 2015 is and will remain exceptional, if, like me, you consider this 50th anniversary as the beginning of a new adventure and not as the end of a story, as beautiful as the one we have written together for half a century now," said Philippe Piat, president of FIFPro, in Amsterdam…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Social Responsibility, Legal, Transfer Market
• Article # 58390
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"Products and metrics to better analyse training and athlete performance" (R. Byrne, STATSports)

"We work in performance monitoring and provide endless metrics so naturally when the system is used to its maximum potential there is a reduction in injuries," said Richard Byrne, the head of marketing of STATSports, an agency which provides athlete monitoring in sport, on 11/12/2015."What (the…
Domain(s): Clubs, Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Sporting Goods & Brands
• Article # 57175
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EPFL: Leagues want to be "fully included" in the future decision making body of FIFA

"The leagues expressed their support for the creation of a new and enlarged executive body -- the so called FIFA Council -- and reiterated their request to be fully included in this decision making body to be able to formally work in a positive and collaborative way with FIFA in all matters…
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• Category(ies): Legal
• Article # 58365
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FIFPro: "50th anniversary is the beginning of an adventure, not the end of a story" (Philippe Piat)

"The year 2015 is and will remain exceptional, if, like me, you consider this 50th anniversary as the beginning of a new adventure and not as the end of a story, as beautiful as the one we have written together for half a century now," said Philippe Piat, president of FIFPro, in Amsterdam…
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• Category(ies): Transfer Market, Legal, Essentials Public Authorities & Regulations
• Article # 58319
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CONMEBOL: resignation of JA Napout, Wilmar Valdez interim president until elections on 26/01/2016

The Uruguayan Wilmar Valdez was named interim president of CONMEBOL, following the resignation of the Paraguayan Juan Angel Napout, who served as president of the South American Confederation since August 2014, announced CONMEBOL, at the end of a meeting of its Executive Committee on 11/12/2015…
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• Category(ies): Legal
• Article # 58310
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