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FIFA: Brazilian Zico invites other presidential candidates to participate in a public debate

"I invite you to join efforts in order to stimulate and organize a public debate with all the potential candidates at the earliest possible date," said Zico (BRA), a candidate for the FIFA presidency, in an email sent to the other candidates and published on 31/08/2015. The former Brazilian…

2024 Olympic Games: Los Angeles (United States) has officially bid to host the 2024 Olympics

The Los Angeles City Council (United States) voted unanimously in favour of becoming a candidate city to host the 2024 Olympic Games, in an announcement on Santa Monica beach on 01/09/2015. Mayor Eric Garcetti and the USOC (United States Olympic Committee) both confirmed the formalisation of the…

FIFA: press conference of the American and Swiss attorney generals in Zurich (SUI) on 14/09/2015

Loretta E. Lynch, the Attorney General of the United States, and Michael Lauber, the Attorney General of the Swiss Confederation, have scheduled a joint press conference in Zurich (SUI) on 14/09/2015 to discuss the two legal investigation currently in progress in connection with FIFA. The US and…

Attendance of sports leagues around the world in 2013-14 and 2014-15

FIFA: "Term limits and financial transparency" on FIFA reform agenda (Gianni Infantino, UEFA)

"We have heard some of the presentations. The points are the same: term limits, financial transparency of money in and out. Once you can secure all these things this will be a very important step," said Gianni Infantino, the UEFA general secretary, in Monaco on 28/08/2015. Gianni Infantino (SUI…

UEFA: "With Financial Fair Play club losses have fallen by 70%" (Michel Platini)

With the Financial Fair Play rules introduced by UEFA in 2012-13, the "cumulative losses of European clubs decreased from €1.7bn (in 2011-12) to €487m (in 2014-15, corresponding to a 71.3% reduction) and wage inflation has stopped," said Michel Platini, the president of UEFA, in Monaco on…

Summer transfers: market closes on 31/08/2015 in Germany, France, Italy, Spain and Portugal

The 2015 summer transfer market closes on Monday 31/08/2015 in many European countries, notably in Germany (18:00 CET), Italy (23:00 CET for the Serie A TIM and the Serie B ConTe.it, then midnight CET for the Lega Pro), and midnight CET for France, Spain, Portugal, as well midnight local time in…

FIFA: "The ball will keep on rolling, no matter who leads FIFA" (Joseph Blatter)

"The ball will keep on rolling, no matter who leads FIFA," stated Joseph Blatter, the president of the international federation, at the conclusion of his weekly column published in the FIFA Weekly magazine on 28/08/2015. "Football has the power to bring people together -- and to educate them. This…

Copa America Centenario 2016: the competition could be held outside the United States

"The 100^th anniversary will be celebrated on the field. We want to have a Copa Centenario, it's on the FIFA calendar and the idea is for it to be played. Whether it will be in the United States? We have to wait for some things to happen, to review some things," said the Paraguayan Juan Angel…

FIFA: "This is neither the place nor the time to talk about the election" (Michel Platini)

"My way as head of UEFA is clear one way or the other: either I leave UEFA in six months, or I leave at the end of my term, in three and a half years," stated Michel Platini, the president of UEFA, at his return press conference at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco on 28/08/2015.This annual event on…