FIFA: Colombian Federation to support Michel Platini's candidacy for president

"The Executive Committee of the FCF (Colombian Football Federation) has decided to lend its support and support to the Frenchman Michel Platini, the current UEFA president, in his bid for the presidency of FIFA," announced the Colombian Federation following its regular Congress on 03/08/2015…

Portugal: Pedro Proença elected president of the Professional Football League until 2019

Pedro Proença was elected president of the LPFP, the Portuguese Professional Football League, on 30/07/2015. His four-year term runs until the end of 2019. The former international referee, who retired in January 2015, was elected by 32 votes to 23 during a special meeting of the Portuguese…

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…