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Qatar 2022: EPFL expresses disagreement with the proposal (November-December) of FIFA's Task Force

"During the meeting of the Task Force for the Qatar World Cup 2022, held this morning in Doha, FIFA has proposed the period from 19 November to 23 December for the organisation of such international tournament.The Association of European Professional Football Leagues (EPFL) and the clubs have…
Domain(s): Clubs, Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Finance, Authorities, …
• Article # 34974
• Published on 24/02/15 at 18:15
©  LFP.es
Liga BBVA: "We need to impose a more rational model for the exploitation of TV rights" (J. Tebas)

"It's a very good contract," said Javier Tebas, president of the Spanish LFP, to the American sports channel ESPN, on 14/02/2015, following the sale of the 2016-2019 domestic audiovisual rights to the Premier League to the groups Sky and BT for £1.712bn (€2.3bn) per season -- an increase of 70.2…
Domain(s): Media, Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Finance, …
• Article # 34896
• Published on 24/02/15 at 17:45
©  FIFA
Qatar 2022: the FIFA Task Force proposes to reduce the duration of the World Cup

"The outcome of the discussions is [...] a proposed reduced competition days schedule with the exact dates to be defined inline with the match schedule and number of venues to be used," said FIFA on the timing of the 2022 World Cup after the third meeting of the Task Force on the organisation of…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Finance, Social Responsibility, …
• Article # 34955
• Published on 24/02/15 at 17:05
©  LOSC
TV rights: "The English pay a lot because they have a real product" (Michel Seydoux, LOSC Lille)

"Nowadays, the English pay a lot because they have a real product. Ligue 1 is on the same level as what the English are exporting. In France, we did not want to draw a line between excellence and amateur football, and this is the result," said Michel Seydoux, president of LOSC Lille (Ligue 1)…
Domain(s): Clubs, Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Agencies, Finance
• Article # 34880
• Published on 24/02/15 at 15:46
Qatar 2022: end-November/end-December is "the most viable" period according to the FIFA Task Force

"Following a six-month consultation process, FIFA’s Task Force for the International Match Calendar 2018-24 held its third and final meeting today in Doha, identifying end-November/end-December as the most viable period for the 2022 FIFA World Cup," announced FIFA (Fédération Internationale de…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Social Responsibility, Clubs, Stadiums, …
• Article # 34915
• Published on 24/02/15 at 12:45
©  FIFA Weekly
FIFA: "There is an antidote to racism: the intellect" (Joseph Blatter)

"Respect for fellow human beings, valuing our differences, promoting diversity: this is the match we have to win, over and over again every day. Some scientists claim there is a germ of racist thinking within all of us. [...] However, the evolutionary biologists say, there is an antidote: the…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Social Responsibility, Legal, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 34857
• Published on 23/02/15 at 20:00
Football League: the clubs will receive a share of Premier League parachute payments

The Premier League and the Football League (the professional league that manages the 2nd, 3rd and 4th English divisions) concluded an agreement on the "parachute payments" allocated to Barclays Premier League clubs that are relegated to the Sky Bet Championship (English 2nd division) and on…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Finance, Legal
• Article # 34856
• Published on 23/02/15 at 19:27
©  D.R.
FIFA: candidate Luis Figo wants to reallocate $1bn to the 209 Member Associations

Reallocating $1bn (€881m) of the reseves of FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association) to the 209 Member Associations is one of the proposals in "A Manifesto for change at FIFA", which was unveiled by Luis Figo at a press conference at Wembley Stadium, London (ENG), on 19/02/2015…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Finance, Social Responsibility, Stadiums, …
• Article # 34722
• Published on 23/02/15 at 11:47
©  D.R.
World Cup: Luis Figo proposes to change the tournament format by expanding to 40 or 48 participants

"The World Cup is the most popular sporting event in the world. [...] I propose to have an open debate [abouts its future] at the FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association) Congress," this is one of the proposals in "A Manifesto for Change at FIFA," unveiled by Luis Figo during a…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Social Responsibility, Legal, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 34728
• Published on 20/02/15 at 18:58
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FIFPro: suspending Morocco from AFCON 2017 & 2019, "is to sacrifice an entire generation of players"

"Denying a nation the possibility of playing in three consecutive African Cup of Nations is to sacrifice an entire generation of players, prevent their playing at the highest international level, and disallow their practising an important part of their occupation as professional footballers. It is…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Social Responsibility, Legal
• Article # 34628
• Published on 20/02/15 at 13:44