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FIFA: "All this opposition is coming now from UEFA, they want to get rid of me" (Joseph Blatter)

"They want to get rid of me. All this opposition is coming now, it's unfortunate to say it, (but) it's coming from Nyon (SUI), from UEFA (Union of European Football Associations). They don't have the courage to come in," said Joseph Blatter, president of FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal
• Article # 32268
• Published on 27/01/15 at 09:55
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FIFA: the official list of presidential candidates will not be issued on 29/01/2015

"We have to consider that it will take some time until the Ad-hoc Electoral Committee will be in a position to announce the candidates. Why is this? It is easy to explain. Any of the 209 member associations can propose a candidate for the office of the president until the end of 29/01/2015. This…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal
• Article # 32214
• Published on 26/01/15 at 16:15
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FIFA: Mino Raiola, high profile player agent, considers standing for the presidency

"If possible, I myself will be running for president of FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association). It will not be easy, because the application rules are too strict, it is a failure of a democratic system, a kind of Freemasonry," stated Mino Raiola, the Dutch-Italian player agent…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 32192
• Published on 26/01/15 at 12:59
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Brazil 2014: FIFA presents legacy projects funded by the $100m inheritance fund

FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association) presented the legacy projects to be implemented via the inheritance fund of the 2014 World Cup (Brazil, from 12/06 to 13/07/2014), in the presence of Jerome Valcke, the secretary general of FIFA, José Maria Marin, president of the CBF…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Social Responsibility, Stadiums
• Article # 32115
• Published on 23/01/15 at 16:51
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FIFA Circular No. 1468, issued on 23/01/2015

Circular No. 1468, which presents the "Amendments to the Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players; and the Rules Governing the Procedures of the Players' Status Committee and the Dispute Resolution Chamber," was published by FIFA on 23/01/2015, for the attention of all national federations.
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal
• Article # 41412
• Published on 23/01/15 at 12:12
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Canada 2015: tickets starting from €17.30 sold for Women's World Cup from 26/02/2015

FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association) will open the sale of tickets at the base rate of €17.30 on 26/02/2015 (100 days of the opening match) for the 2015 Women's World Cup in Canada (from 06/06 to 05/07/2015), the body announced on 20/01/2015."We want Canadians from coast to…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Ticketing
• Article # 32058
• Published on 23/01/15 at 11:08
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The growing role of the Court of Arbitration for Sport in the world of football (C. Amson, lawyer)

"These (recent) decisions show the expanding role of the CAS (Court of Arbitration for Sport) in the world of football," said Charles Amson, a French lawyer and specialist in sports law, to News Tank on 27/01/2015. "The interventions and decisions of the (CAS) today allow a gradual unification in…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Legal
• Article # 32401
• Published on 23/01/15 at 09:59
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Russia: Federation to use FIFA funds to pay national team manager Fabio Capello

"Funding came from FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association) on 18/01/2015, and we will use it to pay part of what we owe to Fabio Capello (manager of the Russia national team since 2012)," said Nikolai Tolstikh, president of the RFU (Russian Football Federation), on 20/01/2015…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Finance, Legal
• Article # 31984
• Published on 22/01/15 at 15:35
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Canada 2015: group of top female players end legal action against FIFA for natural grass pitches

The coalition of over 40 top female players have ended their legal action against FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association) and CSA (Canadian Soccer Association) to have the matches of the 2015 Women's World Cup (Canada, from 06/06 to 05/07/2015) played on natural grass pitches…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Social Responsibility, Stadiums, Legal
• Article # 31953
• Published on 22/01/15 at 12:45
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USA: average value of an NBA franchise increased by 72% in one year ($1.1bn), according to Forbes

The financial value of the 30 franchises NBA (National Basketball Association, USA-CAN) is $1.1bn (€945m), representing an increase of 72% year on year, according to a study published by US business magazine Forbes on 21/01/2015."This increase in one year is the highest recorded since Forbes began…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Finance
• Article # 31997
• Published on 22/01/15 at 10:14