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Russia 2018: FIFA confirms a 17:00 CET kick-off for the opening match and the final

"The FIFA Executive Committee has approved the kick-off times for the 2018 FIFA World Cup and the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup during the first of two days of meetings in Zurich," announced FIFA, after its Executive Committee meeting on 03/12/2015. The opening match (on 14/06/2015) and the final…
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FIFA: CAS hearing on the Platini case on 08/12/2015, a decision likely by 11/12/2015

"In the arbitration procedure between Michel Platini (FRA) and FIFA, the CAS has invited both parties’ counsel to attend a preliminary hearing in the afternoon of 8 December 2015, limited to the issue as to whether or not the provisional 90-day suspension imposed on Mr. Platini should be…
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• Article # 57778
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FIFA: Reform "does not address the lack of proper and meaningful stakeholder participation" (ECA)

"The creation of a football stakeholders' committee does not address the lack of proper and meaningful stakeholder participation in FIFA's decision-making process," stated the ECA on 04/12/2015. The FIFA Executive Committee approved the report of the FIFA 2016 Reform Committee on 03/12/2015. The…
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• Category(ies): Clubs, Finance, Legal
• Article # 57677
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MLS: "We will evaluate the possibility of growing the league to 28 teams" (Don Garber, commisioner)

"During the next few months, we will evaluate the possibility of growing the league to 28 teams and establish a process and timeline should we decide on further expansion." said Don Garber, the MLS Commisioner, following an owners' meeting of the North American league in Columbus (Ohio, USA), on…
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• Article # 57717
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Platini: the UEFA memo is "great news for those who believe in justice" (J-M Aulas, O. Lyonnais)

The UEFA memo mentioning the role and remuneration of Michel Platini as an advisor to Joseph Blatter, the president of FIFA, is "great news, not just for Michel, but for all those who believe in justice," stated Jean-Michel Aulas, the president of Olympique Lyonnais (Ligue 1) and member of the…
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• Article # 57731
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FIFA: Juan Ángel Napout and Alfredo Hawit provisionally suspended by the Ethics Committee

"The adjudicatory chamber of the independent Ethics Committee, chaired by Hans-Joachim Eckert, has today banned two FIFA vice-presidents -- the president of CONMEBOL, Juan Ángel Napout, and the president of CONCACAF and of the Honduran Football Association (FENAFUTH), Alfredo Hawit, from all…
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• Article # 57718
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FIFA: a memo for a 1998 UEFA meeting talks about a "salary of 1m Swiss francs" for Michel Platini

"We hear about a salary of one million Swiss francs," reads a memo written a board meeting of the UEFA Executive Committee, dated 12/11/1998, a document which appears to indicate the role of Michel Platini at FIFA, five months after the election of Joseph Blatter of the international federation…
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• Article # 57663
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FIFA: "The scale of corruption alleged herein is unconscionable" (Loretta E. Lynch)

"The betrayal of trust set forth here is outrageous. The scale of corruption alleged herein is unconscionable. And the message from this announcement should be clear to every culpable individual who remains in the shadows, hoping to evade our investigation: You will not wait us out. You will not…
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• Category(ies): Legal
• Article # 57627
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FIFA: Carrard report proposes reducing the number of standing committees from 26 to 9

"The number of permanent committees should be reduced from 26 to 9 to improve efficiency and ensure that all member associations are involved in more relevant, more efficient and more egalitarian in FIFA decision-making," stated the FIFA 2016 Reform Committee in its report (paragraph 18) dated…
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• Article # 57604
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FIFA: US Department of Justice indicts 16 additional officers of CONMEBOL and CONCACAF

"A 92-count superseding indictment was unsealed earlier today in federal court in Brooklyn, New York, charging an additional 16 defendants with racketeering, wire fraud and money laundering conspiracies, among other offenses, in connection with their participation in a 24-year scheme to enrich…
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• Article # 57582
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