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FIFA: president of the Asian Confederation supports the candidacy of Joseph Blatter

"Joseph Blatter has decades' worth of experience in governing world football, therefore I have every confidence that he will continue to play an important role in its development," said Sheikh Salman Bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa (Bahrain), the president of AFC (Asian Football Confederation) on…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Authorities
• Article # 25900
• Published on 01/10/14 at 18:10
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Serie A: league launches an education program against the manipulation of matches, with Sportradar

A national integrity tour was launched by the Lega Serie A (the professional league that manages the Italian first and second divisions), in partnership with the Swiss sports data company Sportradar, on 29/09/2014.Specialists in detecting fraud in sport, Sportradar will visit the 20 clubs in the…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Legal, Betting, …
• Article # 25891
• Published on 01/10/14 at 16:40
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France: diversity initiative "Football People - Proud of our differences" from 17 to 10/20/2014

The "Football People - Fiers de nos différences" ("Football People - Proud of our differences") initiative has been organised by the LFP (French Professional Football League), the UCPF (Union of Professional Football Clubs in France) and the UNFP (French National Union of Professional Footballers…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Legal, Social Responsibility
• Article # 25831
• Published on 30/09/14 at 18:30
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Greece: all domestic sports matches postponed after football supporter dies from stadium violence

The Greek government has postponed all professional domestic sports matches for the weekend of 03/10 to 05/10/2014 after a football supporter died following stadium violence in the third division, the government announced on 29/09/2014.Kostas Katsoulis, 46 years old, died in hospital on 29/09/2014…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Stadiums, Legal, Social Responsibility
• Article # 25786
• Published on 30/09/14 at 15:46
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Canada 2015: 40 players will file a complaint against FIFA to not play on artificial turf

A complaint will be filed "in the coming days" against FIFA (Federation Internationale de Football Association) and the Canadian Federation for gender discrimination, following the decision of the authorities to organise the 2015 Women's World Cup (06/06 to 05/07/2015) in six stadiums equipped…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Stadiums, Legal, Social Responsibility
• Article # 25791
• Published on 30/09/14 at 11:58
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Bundesliga: Bremen senate votes for legislation for the league to help pay for police costs

The regional senate of Bremen (GER) adopted, at the first reading, legislation for the DFL (German Professional Football League) to support police costs incurred during "at risk" matches, on 25/09/2014. The second reading vote is expected on 22 or 23/10/2014.To date, costs incurred by police at…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Finance, Legal, …
• Article # 25743
• Published on 29/09/14 at 16:36
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FIFPro: Legal conference on the rights of professional footballers on 30/09 and 01/10/2014

The latest developments at the CAS (the Court of Arbitration for Sport, Lausanne, SUI), transfers of underage players, TPO (third party ownership of players) and the operation of the FIFA (Federation Internationale de Football Association) DRC (Dispute Resolution Chamber) are some of the topics to…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Transfer Market, Social Responsibility
• Article # 25737
• Published on 29/09/14 at 14:46
Gambia: Kabba Bajo, former sports minister, elected president of the federation

Kabba Bajo was elected president of the GFF (Gambia Football Association) on 20/09/2014. He received 28 votes out of 51 (54.9%), ahead Buba Bojang Mbye (23 votes). Kabba Bajo, 49, was the Gambian sports minister from 1997 to 1998, and was also his country's ambassador to Qatar in 2009. The…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Social Responsibility
• Article # 25726
• Published on 29/09/14 at 13:05
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FIFA: "About the Garcia report, we are bound by confidentiality rules" (J. Blatter)

"FIFA has received no request on behalf of Michael Garcia to publish the report [on the bidding procedure for the organisation of World Cups 2018 (Russia) and 2022 (Qatar)]. No executive committee member has asked for this report to be publicised, said Joseph Blatter, president of FIFA (Fédération…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Finance, Legal, Social Responsibility
• Article # 25703
• Published on 29/09/14 at 10:20
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FIFA: ownership of players by third parties to be banned after a transition period of 3 or 4 years

"We took the decision, a firm decision, that TPO (third party ownership of players' economic rights) should be banned. But it can not be banned immediately. There will be a transitional period," said Joseph Blatter, president of FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association), after the…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Legal, Transfer Market, …
• Article # 25687
• Published on 26/09/14 at 19:04