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Exclusive Euro 2016: agreement between UEFA and the venue cities to be formalised in Bordeaux on 23/10/2014

An agreement was concluded between UEFA (Union of European Football Associations) and the club of the Euro 2016 host cities for the creation of a fund from the profits of Euro 2016 to finance local facilities in the 10 cities of the host sites, News Tank learned on 21/10/2014. This agreement will…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Stadiums, Legal, Marketing - Communication, …
• Article # 27053
• Published on 22/10/14 at 18:59
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Third party ownership of players: "Very little to do with human dignity" (Michel Platini)

"The essential values of integrity and sincerity that should be embodied in sport are therefore being scorned, even violated (by TPO, the third party ownership of players)," said Michel Platini, president of UEFA (Union of European Football Associations), in a keynote speech to sports ministers of…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Social Responsibility
• Article # 26972
• Published on 22/10/14 at 13:15
©  FA
England: Alex Horne will leave his post as general secretary of the Federation on 30/01/2015

The Englishman Alex Horne will leave his position as general secretary of the FA (Football Association) on 30/01/2015, announced the Federation on 21/10/2014. Alex Horne, 42 years old, has held this position since May 2010 and joined the FA in 2004. "I would like to thank Alex for his dedicated…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Authorities
• Article # 27015
• Published on 22/10/14 at 12:20
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Qatar 2022: Harold Mayne-Nicholls proposes a tournament in May-June with some matches at 1am

"You could play the first games at 7pm, the second games at 10pm and the third matches at 1am," said the Chilean Harold Mayne-Nicholls, former president of the FFC (Football Federation of Chile) from 2007 to 2011 and possible candidate for the presidency of FIFA, regarding the 2022 World Cup in…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Agencies
• Article # 26934
• Published on 21/10/14 at 14:49
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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…
Domain(s): Clubs, Media, Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Finance, …
• Article # 26909
• Published on 21/10/14 at 12:15
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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…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Marketing - Communication, Social Responsibility
• Article # 26870
• Published on 20/10/14 at 17:05
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…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs
• Article # 26826
• Published on 20/10/14 at 10:57
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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…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Marketing - Communication, Social Responsibility
• Article # 26818
• Published on 20/10/14 at 10:15
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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…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Marketing - Communication, Social Responsibility
• Article # 26767
• Published on 17/10/14 at 13:30
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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…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Stadiums
• Article # 26732
• Published on 17/10/14 at 10:59