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Club World Cup: after a poor organisation, the Moroccan Sports Minister sacked

Mohamed Ouzzine, the Moroccan Minister of Youth and Sports, was dismissed by King Mohammed VI, following an investigation into the poor conditions of play during the 2014 Club World Cup (in Morocco, from 10 to 20/12/2014), on 07/01/2015. Two matches, Cruz Azul (MEX) - Sydney FC (AUS) 3-1 a.e.t.…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Stadiums, Legal
• Article # 31175
• Published on 12/01/15 at 16:11
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FIFA: Joseph Blatter considers the candidacy of Jordanian Ali Bin Al Hussein "good for the debate"

"I can only welcome this nomination. This is a democracy and this can only be beneficial for the debate," stated Joseph Blatter, president of FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association), on 09/01/2015 regarding the candidacy of the Jordanian Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein for president of…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal
• Article # 31129
• Published on 12/01/15 at 09:59
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France: all amateur football matches canceled in the Ile de France (Paris), on 10 and 11/01/2015

Following the terrorist attacks in Paris on 07 and 08/01/2015 and the decision to raise the Paris threat level to "attack alert", "the steering committee of the League of Football Paris - Ile de France has decided to postpone all matches and amateur football gatherings (competitions, friendlies…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Legal
• Article # 31108
• Published on 09/01/15 at 17:40
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Third Party Ownership (of players): FIFA prohibits any new TPO contract as of 05/01/2015

"The ban (on new contracts) will come into force on 05/01/2015, and existing agreements will continue to be valid until their contractual expiration," stated the Executive Committee of FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association), regarding the ownership of players by third parties on…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Finance, Legal, …
• Article # 30782
• Published on 09/01/15 at 14:59
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Brazil 2014: 396 clubs who provided players receive €59.3 million (ECA)

396 clubs from 57 different countries have received $70m (€59.3m) distributed by FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association) for providing the 736 players (32 teams of 23 players) who participated in the World Cup in Brazil (12/06 to 13/07/2014), announced the ECA (European Club…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Finance
• Article # 31051
• Published on 09/01/15 at 11:00
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Germany: Andreas Rettig to step down as COO of the League on 30/06/2015

The supervisory board of the DFL, the Deutsche Fußball Liga GmbH corporation (German Professional Football League), has accepted the request of Andreas Rettig, the Chief Operative Officer of the company, to set the end of his contract to 30/06 instead of 31/12/2015, announced the League that…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Legal
• Article # 31028
• Published on 08/01/15 at 18:26
France: 1 minute of silence for Charlie Hebdo "on all pitches" on 10 and 11/01/2015 (FFF)

"Following the terrible attack yesterday (07/01/2015) at the headquarters of Charlie Hebdo (in Paris, FRA), the FFF (French Football Federation) has decided to observe a minute of silence in all pitches of the Hexagon (football pyramid), this weekend (10 and 11/01/2015) at fixtures at the…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Social Responsibility
• Article # 31021
• Published on 08/01/15 at 17:32
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Spain: €407,000 collected during "Champions for Life" charity match organised by the League

The second annual "Champions for Life" charity match, organised by the LFP (Spanish Professional Football League), in partnership with UNICEF, has raised €407,000, announced the Spanish professional league on 29/12/2014. The match was played in front of 24,642 spectators at the Vicente Calderon…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Social Responsibility
• Article # 31002
• Published on 08/01/15 at 15:00
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Oceania: David Chung re-elected president of the Oceania Confederation

David Chung (Papua New Guinea) has been re-elected president for another four years of the OFC (Oceania Football Confederation) at the 23rd Congress of the Confederation, held in Papua New Guinea on 07/01/2015. President since 2011, David Chung, 53 years old, was the only candidate in this…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal
• Article # 30939
• Published on 07/01/15 at 17:33
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FIFA: "Prince Ali has legitimacy to occupy the highest responsibilities" (Platini)

"I know Prince Ali well. He has all the credibility required to hold high office," stated Michel Platini, president of UEFA (Union of European Football Associations), on 06/01/2015, after the announcement, on the same day, of the candidacy of the Jordanian Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein for the…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal
• Article # 30893
• Published on 07/01/15 at 12:32