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Playing matches abroad: "I envy the NFL and the NBA" (Richard Scudamore, Premier League)

"I do envy the other sports that can, whether it be the NBA or NFL, who come to England and get praised by the same media who completely criticise the Premier League for even thinking about it," stated Richard Scudamore, the executive chairman of the Premier League in Singapore on…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Finance, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 47470
• Published on 20/07/15 at 13:30
©  TI
Transparency International: "FIFA has a debt (and) must to change now" (C. de Swardt, director)

"FIFA has been shown the red card many times, yet it has failed to reform. It is a flawed democracy far removed from the fans that support the game. Corruption in sport is not a game. There are victims and there is criminal behaviour. There has to be an independent reform commission and FIFA has…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Finance, Legal, …
• Article # 47408
• Published on 17/07/15 at 15:49
©  Premierleague.com
Premier League: seven changes in the management structure, either already effective or soon to be

Seven changes have occurred or will soon take effect within the management structure of the Premier League, according to information gathered by News Tank Football on 10/07/2015.• Richard Masters is to become the managing director of the Premier League, a role that will partially cover the general…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Legal
• Article # 47320
• Published on 16/07/15 at 17:51
©  D.R.
FIFA: one of FIFA officials arrested in Switzerland extradited to the United States on 15/07/2015

"One of the seven FIFA officials arrested in Switzerland was extradited to the United States on 15/07/2015. He was handed over to a three-man U.S. police escort in Zurich who accompanied him on the flight to New York," said the FOJ (Swiss Federal Office of Justice) on 16/07/2015."One of the seven…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal
• Article # 47284
• Published on 16/07/15 at 15:59
©  D.R.
FIFA: Barcelona president Josep Bartomeu wants Michel Platini to succeed Joseph Blatter

"Our candidate is Platini, we would like him to put himself forward for the presidency of FIFA," said Josep Maria Bartomeu, the president of FC Barcelona, on 15/07/2015, three days before another presidential election, for FC Barcelona, in which Josep Maria Bartomeu is one of five candidates on…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Legal
• Article # 47239
• Published on 16/07/15 at 12:40
©  Mel Stein
FIFA "intermediaries" rule: "Blatantly anti-competitive and a restraint of trade" (M. Stein, AFA)

"There were three or four big, big things we knew would be unworkable and probably illegal (in the new FIFA regulations regarding 'intermediaries'). One was the imposition of a commission cap. Two was the failure to put any kind of education process, kitemark (certification) or requirement for…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Finance, Social Responsibility, …
• Article # 42641
• Published on 16/07/15 at 09:35
©  D.R.
Euro 2016: CAS awards forfeit win to Albania, upholds sanctions against Serbia for abandoned match

"The (CAS) Panel holds that the Football Association of Serbia (FAS) and not the FAA (Football Association of Abania) must be considered as responsible for the match not being played in full, in violation of Article 27.01 of the Regulations of the UEFA European Football Championship 2014-2016. In…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Social Responsibility, Stadiums, Legal
• Article # 47178
• Published on 15/07/15 at 17:04
©  FIFA Weekly
FIFA: "I bear no responsibility for members of the Executive Committee" (Joseph Blatter)

"The popular outrage concerning FIFA in recent weeks has mainly been directed at me personally. I have no problem with this. I can defend myself. However, I would appeal for fairness: I bear no responsibility for members of a government (the FIFA Executive Committee) I have not myself chosen,…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 47038
• Published on 13/07/15 at 13:59
©  D.R.
FIFA: one of the seven leaders arrested in Zurich in May 2015 agrees to be extradited to the USA

"One, of the seven detained FIFA officials, agreed yesterday afternoon to be extradited to the USA. The FOJ (Swiss Federal Office of Justice) was therefore able to approve his extradition immediately in a simplified procedure. As is customary, no details concerning when he will be handed over are…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal
• Article # 47020
• Published on 13/07/15 at 10:59
©  D.R.
Transfers: FIFPro will file a complaint with the European Commission on 17/09/2015

FIFPro will file a complaint with the European Commission against FIFA regarding the current system of transfers on 17/09/2015, announced the international union of professional footballers on 10/07/2015. A FIFPro delegation was on hand at the headquarters of the UNFP in Paris (FRA) to discuss…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Transfer Market
• Article # 47012
• Published on 13/07/15 at 09:54