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Greece: Kick-off of second division postponed due to "serious economic problems"

The kick-off of the Football League OPAP (the second Greek division), initially scheduled for 27 and 28/09/2014, was "postponed indefinitely due to serious institutional and economic problems," the League's administrative council announced on 17/09/2014.The organisation indicated that it requested…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Legal, Social Responsibility
• Article # 25250
• Published on 18/09/14 at 17:00
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England: FA still considering introducing B league

"We're still discussing with the Football League (the League that manages the second, third and fourth professional English divisions) and others about some possibilities about how to introduce B teams," said Greg Dyke, the chairman of the FA (Football Association), to the British sport channel…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs
• Article # 25212
• Published on 18/09/14 at 12:38
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France: creation of Unipros unites unions of professional clubs in five major team sports

The five unions of professional clubs of the major team sports (basketball, football, handball, rugby and volleyball) have created Unipros, a union of employers of professional team sports in France, the newly organised body announced on 17/09/2014. The UCPF (Union of Professional Football Clubs)…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs
• Article # 25200
• Published on 18/09/14 at 09:44
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England: federation wants to reduce the arrival of non-EU players by 50% in 2015-16

The FA (English Football Association) wants to reduce the number of new non-EU players in England by 50% for the 2015-16 season, announced the federation on 17/09/2014. This objective is part of the plan of the FA, presented on 17/09/2014, which provides new guidelines for the work permit criteria…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Social Responsibility, Clubs, Transfer Market, …
• Article # 25175
• Published on 17/09/14 at 17:04
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FIFA doubles the 2015-18 budget (€16.2 million) for women's football development programs

Development funds allocated to the women's game for the 2015-2018 cycle will be doubled, announced FIFA (Federation Internationale de Football Association) on 12/09/2014. $21m (€16.2m) will be allocated for the 2015-18 period, against €7.93m during the 2011-14 cycle. FIFA also published its…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Authorities
• Article # 25151
• Published on 17/09/14 at 14:25
Russia 2018: Russian Federation proposes regrouping its international players into league in 2017-18

The RFS (the Russian Football Federation) is working on regrouping the Russian national team players into the Russian Premier League by buying their 2017-18 contract year, the season prior to the 2018 World Cup in Russia, and organising them to play together in the Russian league, according to…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Legal, Social Responsibility
• Article # 25152
• Published on 17/09/14 at 13:18
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France: Thierry Braillard begins consultation with federations and leagues about litigation in sport

The objective of the meeting that was attended by federations of team sports (football, basketball, volley-ball, handball and rugby), by the French national leagues, by the CNOSF (the French Olympic Committee) and by the National Association of the professional sport leagues, as well as by Thierry…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Legal, Social Responsibility
• Article # 25128
• Published on 17/09/14 at 11:04
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FIFA: Jerome Champagne confirms his candidacy for the presidency (the election is 29/05/2015)

"I have the honor of informing you that I have just written to the FIFA (Federation Internationale de Football Association) Ad-hoc Electoral Committee and its president, Mr. Domenico Scala, to confirm my intention to run for FIFA president," wrote Jerome Champagne in a letter to the "presidents…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Marketing - Communication, Social Responsibility
• Article # 25126
• Published on 16/09/14 at 19:11
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Fraud in sports: convention to "fill the gaps in their current laws" (Stanislas Frossard)

European sports ministers will meet at a conference on "Corruption in the Governance of Sport" and on cooperation in sport on 18/09/2014 in Macolin (Switzerland).Organised by the Council of Europe with the help of the Swiss Federal Office of Sport, this conference will also kick-off the new…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Betting, Social Responsibility
• Article # 25087
• Published on 16/09/14 at 16:39
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FIFA: Audit and Compliance Committee member Canover Watson suspended, suspected of corruption

Canover Watson (Cayman Islands), a member of the Audit and Compliance Committee of FIFA (Federation Internationale de Football Association), has been temporarily suspended from duty "until further notice," announced the Italian Domenico Scala, chairman of this committee, on16/09/2014. Canover…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Social Responsibility
• Article # 25113
• Published on 16/09/14 at 15:57