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France: Stade Rennais leave UCPF, and join 18 other clubs in forming a new Ligue 1 only union

Stade Rennais FC (Ligue 1) have left the UCPF (French union of professional football clubs) on 12/08/2015 to join 18 other Ligue 1 clubs, who all resigned the day before, to "establish together a new union", of only Ligue 1 clubs (and excluding clubs from Ligue 2 and lower), according to the…
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• Category(ies): Clubs, Legal
• Article # 48987
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FIFA: François Carrard appointed independent chairman of the "2016 FIFA Reform Committee"

François Carrard (77 years old) has been appointed the independent chairman of the "2016 FIFA Reform Committee", the international federation announced on 11/08/2016. The committee is responsible for developing a series of reform proposals that will be presented at the upcoming FIFA extraordinary…
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• Article # 48956
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FIFA: Scottish Federation supports Michel Platini's candidacy for president

"Following a scheduled meeting of the SFA board (Scottish Football Association), chief executive Stewart Regan has confirmed the association’s support for Michel Platini ahead of the forthcoming FIFA presidential election," announced the SFA on 10/08/2015. Michel Platini, president of UEFA since…
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• Category(ies): Legal
• Article # 48911
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France: 18 Ligue 1 clubs resign from pro club union, now to form their own union without Ligue 2

All clubs of of the 2015-16 Ligue 1, with the exception of the EA Guingamp and Stade Rennais FC, resign, effective "immediately" from the UCPF (French union of professional football clubs) "together to found a new union association", on 11/08/2015. "Ligue 1 wants the freedom to implement the…
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• Category(ies): Clubs, Legal
• Article # 48917
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FIFA: "The presidency of FIFA should not be a political post, only technical" (Zico)

"The presidency of FIFA should not be a political post, only technical. it has been political, and look what happened," stated Zico (BRA), a candidate for the presidency of FIFA, on 09/08/2015. The former Brazilian international (72 caps between 1976 and 1988) announced his intention to run for…
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• Category(ies): Legal
• Article # 48825
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FIFA: "Platini has the qualities to be a great president" (J. A. Napout, president of CONMEBOL)

"We believe that Michel Platini has all the necessary qualities to be a great president (of FIFA). This is an exceptional man, a man who will do much for the good of football. Just look at his record as the head of UEFA," stated the Paraguayan Juan Angel Napout, the president of CONMEBOL, on…
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• Category(ies): Legal
• Article # 48714
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Netherlands: KNVB begin to train "video referees" and await green light from FIFA to start testing

The KNVB will begin training Dutch "video referees" from September 2015, the Dutch Federation announced on 04/08/2015. "We believe that video assistance is the future of football and we want to develop this technology. By beginning to train video referees, we can begin testing them as soon as FIFA…
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• Category(ies): Digital, Legal
• Article # 48706
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FIFA: Chung Mong-joon will officially announce his candidacy for the presidency on 17/08/2015

South Korean Chung Mong-joon, former chairman of the KFA (1993-2009) and former vice-president of FIFA (1994-2011), will officially announce his candidacy for election to the FIFA presidency in Paris (FRA) on 17/08/2015. Chung Mong-joon announced his willingness to run for the presidency of FIFA…
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• Category(ies): Legal
• Article # 48664
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FIFA: CAF will not support Liberian Musa Bility in his FIFA presidential candidacy

"After a fraternal exchange, full of sincerity and cordiality, the CAF Executive Committee decided unanimously not to offer the requested support of CAF to Mr Musa Bility, whilst wishing him luck in the continuation of his endeavour," announced the African confederation, after the meeting of its…
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• Category(ies): Legal
• Article # 48666
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China: LaLiga will sign an agreement with the government to send 40 coaches to Chinese schools

"We are on the verge of signing a pilot programme in which 40 Spanish coaches will come to Chinese schools to offer their knowledge and promote a new football course," announced Javier Tebas, the president of LaLiga, during the Chinese leg of the LFP World Challenge friendly tournament, which…
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• Category(ies): Social Responsibility, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 48636
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