La Liga: Javier Tebas in favour of collective marketing of the league's broadcasting rights

Javier Tebas, president of the LFP (Spanish Professional Football League), is in favour of the establishment of a system of collective marketing of the domestic TV rights for the top two Spanish professional leagues (Liga BBVA and Liga Adelante, the second division), he stated on 09/10/2014.Javier…

FIFA: "Elect the president and the first vice-president on the same ticket" (Jérôme Champagne)

"At the head of FIFA, elect in the future the president and the first vice-president together on the same 'ticket,' (and) the associated candidates must be from two different continents," are some of the ideas proposed by Jérôme Champagne, candidate for presidency of the international federation…

EPFL general meeting in Stockholm (SWE), 23 and 10/24/2014

Third party ownership of players, transfer matters, and the International Match Calendars for the 2014-18 and 2018-24 periods are some of the topics to be discussed during the General Assemby of the EPFL (Association of European Professional Football Leagues), in Stockholm (Sweden) on 23 and…

Qatar 2022: "Publishing the report in full (is) a very difficult situation legally" (H-J Eckert)

"Publishing the report in full would actually put the FIFA (Federation Internationale de Football Association) and FIFA itself in a very difficult situation legally," said Hans-Joachim Eckert, chairman of the adjudicatory chamber of the FIFA Ethics Committee, on 17/10/2014, regarding the…

France: the LFP renews its partnership agreement with LICRA to fight racism until 2016-17

Frederic Thiriez, president of the LFP (French Professional Football League) and Alain Jakubowicz, president of LICRA (International League Against Racism and Anti-Semitism), have renewed their partnership agreement, which has connected the two organisations since 2003, for three years, until the…

Euro 2016: "The Stade Velodrome is one of the finest sports facilities in France" (J-C Gaudin)

The Stade Velodrome in Marseille (capacity 67,000) was inaugurated in the presence of Jean-Claude Gaudin, mayor of Marseille, Patrick Kanner, French minister for urban affairs, youth and sports, Martin Bouygues, CEO of Bouygues and 2000 guests on 16/10/2014."This project has exceeded our…

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Serbia and Albania: disciplinary actions initiated by UEFA against the two federations

Disciplinary proceedings have been initiated against the Serbian and Albanian football federations following the incidents during the Serbia - Albania match (Group I of Euro 2016 qualification on 14/10/2014 ), announced UEFA (Union of European Football Associations) on 15/10/2014. The Serbia …

Qatar 2022: "The vote, in my case, has been transparent" (Michel Platini)

"For Qatar 2022, I have not been influenced. I was not pressured by the President of the Republic at the time (Nicolas Sarkozy). Voting, in my case, has been transparent, and we have always said that if there is the slightest hint of corruption, then there would be a new vote. But for now, we do…