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Premier League: India welcomes "BPL Live" event with matches broadcast for free on giant screens

The Premier League and its title sponsor Barclays have launched a second "BPL Live" event, this time in India, which will allow fans to view, for free, four Premier League matches live on a giant outdoor screen in Mumbai on 13 and 14/12/2014, the league announced on 10/11/2014. The English league…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Digital, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 28116
• Published on 12/11/14 at 18:50
©  D.R.
CAN 2015: CAF maintains the competition in Jan-Feb 2014, but it will not take place in Morocco

"The Executive Committee of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) has taken note of the response of the Minister of Youth and Sports of the Kingdom of Morocco in a letter dated 08/11/2014 requesting the postponement of the Orange Africa Cup of Nations in 2015. (...) Therefore, having firmly…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Authorities
• Article # 28066
• Published on 12/11/14 at 12:30
©  FCF
FIFA: Edmond Bowen, former president of the New Caledonian Federation, suspended for three years

"The adjudicatory chamber of the FIFA (Federation Internationale de Football Association) Ethics Committee, chaired by Hans-Joachim Eckert, has decided to ban the former president of the FCF (New Caledonia Football Association), Edmond Bowen, from taking part in any kind of football-related…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Social Responsibility
• Article # 28052
• Published on 12/11/14 at 11:05
©  FA
Women's football: 55,000 spectators to attend the England-Germany friendly match at Wembley

55,000 tickets have been sold for the friendly match between the England women's national team and its counterpart from Germany at Wembley Stadium (90,000 seats) on 23/11/2014 in London (ENG), announces the FA (English Football Association) on 07/11/2014. This will be a record attendance for a…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Stadiums
• Article # 28017
• Published on 10/11/14 at 17:00
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CAN 2015: Morocco, maintains its deferral request in 2016, CAF decision on 11/11/2014

"In response to the letter dated 03/11/2014 sent by the CAF (African Football Confederation), Moroccan authorities, at a meeting held on the same day, affirmed that the Kingdom of Morocco maintains its request for postponement of the CAN 2015 (scheduled for 17/01 to 08/02/2015) to 2016," announced…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Authorities
• Article # 27987
• Published on 10/11/14 at 11:46
©  Doha Goals Forum
Doha Goals 2014: "Sport is part of the DNA of Qatar" (Richard Attias, executive producer)

"We must understand that sport is a passion for the Qatari ruling family. Much the same way as a political leader or an entrepreneur passionate about art will invest in art and culture, such as foundations like Pinault or Louis Vuitton. Sport is part of the DNA of Qatar," said Richard Attias, the…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Finance, Stadiums, Legal, …
• Article # 27867
• Published on 07/11/14 at 11:00
©  FIFA
Task Force Qatar 2022: "We are getting closer to two (schedule) options" (J. Valcke, FIFA)

“We are getting closer to narrowing the dates for the (2022) World Cup to two options - January/February 2022 or November/December 2022 - but FIFA (Federation Internationale de Football Association) has also been asked to consider May 2022,” said Jérôme Valcke, FIFA secretary general, after the…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Social Responsibility
• Article # 27852
• Published on 06/11/14 at 15:16
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England: Brian Barwick will become chairman of the Football Conference (5th and 6th Divisions)

The Englishman Brian Barwick will become chairman of the Football Conference, the league which manages the 5th and 6th English divisions, at the end of the 2014-15 season, the league announced on 05/11/2014. He will succeed Brian Lee, who will leave the post he has held since 2006. Brian Barwick…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Authorities
• Article # 27819
• Published on 06/11/14 at 09:56
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Doha Goals 2014: role of women, youth, health and emerging countries on the programme in the 3rd day

The third and final day of the Doha forum Goals 2014 began on 05/11/2014 at the Aspire Dome in Doha (Qatar) with a round table on the role of women in sport today, the development of role models for youth sports and the capacity of the federations and leagues to develop women's sports…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Digital, Finance, Legal, …
• Article # 27776
• Published on 05/11/14 at 14:19
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England: attendance record over eight days expected at Wembley, with over 120,000 spectators

Wembley Stadium (capacity 90,000) in London (ENG) is expected to host over 120,000 spectators during the week from 15 to 23/11/2014, announced the FA (English Football Association) on 03/11/2014. This would be a new record attendance over a week for the stadium inaugurated in 2007, said the…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Stadiums
• Article # 27737
• Published on 04/11/14 at 19:15