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FIFA: First meeting of the working group on third-party ownership of players on 02/09/2014

The first meeting of the working group on third-party ownership of players will be held at the FIFA (Federation Internationale de Football Association) headquarters in Zurich (Switzerland) on 02/09/2014.Frédéric Thiriez, the president of the LFP (French Professional Football League), Javier Tebas…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Legal, Transfer Market, …
• Article # 24436
• Published on 02/09/14 at 13:59
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UEFA: Disciplinary proceedings against Legia Warszawa for illegal banner and setting off fireworks

"Disciplinary proceedings have been opened against Legia Warszawa (Poland) for an illicit banner, setting off of fireworks and insufficient organisation," said UEFA (Union of European Football Associations) on 01/09/2014. The UEFA Control, Ethics and Disciplinary Body will meet on 04/09/2014 to…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Legal, Social Responsibility
• Article # 24412
• Published on 02/09/14 at 11:15
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Nigeria: FIFA refuses the election of the Federation president and sets an ultimatum of 01/09/2014

"We will not recognise the outcome of this election," said Jerome Valcke, secretary general of FIFA (Federation Internationale de Football Association) in a letter dated 29/08/2014 to the NFF (Nigeria Football Federation) concerning the election of Christopher Giwa as president of the Federation…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Social Responsibility
• Article # 24379
• Published on 01/09/14 at 15:53
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Europa League: 12 groups of the 2014-15 group stage

The draw of the 12 groups of the 2014-15 Europa League group stages was held in Monaco on 29/08/2014. The 31 winners of the Europa League playoffs, the ten teams that lost in the Champions League playoffs and the seven clubs that qualified directly for the competition, 48 clubs in total, were…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs
• Article # 24355
• Published on 01/09/14 at 14:38
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UEFA: Presentation of visual identity for 2015 Champions League and Europa League finals

The visual identity of the Champions League final, which will be played in the Olympiastadion in Berlin (Germany) on 06/06/2015, and of the Europa League final, which will be played at the National Stadium in Warsaw (Poland) on 27/05/2015, were unveiled by UEFA (Union of European Football…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 24354
• Published on 01/09/14 at 13:00
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Luzenac: "This case shows that there should be a CAS in France" (Michel Platini, UEFA)

"I have followed the incredible drama of the Luzenac case. The DNCG (the French National Directorate of Management Control), the LFP (French Professional Football League) decision, the appeal and the tribunal... I agree with Frédéric Thiriez (President of the Football League), that this case…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Stadiums, Legal, …
• Article # 24356
• Published on 01/09/14 at 12:51
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"The choice to be a candidate for UEFA and not for FIFA is not a choice by default" (Michel Platini)

"I thought long and hard," said Michel Platini, president of UEFA (Union of European Football Associations), speaking on the sidelines of the draw for the 2014-15 European Cups in Monaco on 28/08/2014. "But I never managed to convince myself during these months of reflection that I had to go to…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Marketing - Communication, Social Responsibility
• Article # 24255
• Published on 29/08/14 at 18:42
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FIFA: Wolfgang Niersbach (GER) welcomes Michel Platini's decision not to run for presidency

Wolfgang Niersbach, the president of the DFB (German Football Association), on 28/082014 welcomed the decision of Michel Platini, president of UEFA (Union of European Football Associations), not to run for the presidency of FIFA (Federation Internationale de Football Association) in 2015. "Had he…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Social Responsibility
• Article # 24322
• Published on 29/08/14 at 16:59
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Crimea: UEFA to host meeting between Russian and Ukrainian federations on 18/09/2014

UEFA (Union of European Football Associations) will host a meeting between the FFU (Football Federation of Ukraine) and the FUR (Football Union of Russia) in Nyon (SUI) on 18/09/2014 to discuss the Crimean clubs, said Michel Platini, president of UEFA, on 28/08/2014. Games played by the Crimean…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs
• Article # 24314
• Published on 29/08/14 at 16:27
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Nigeria: Christopher Giwa elected federation president; validity of election challenged

Christopher Giwa (NGA) was elected president of the NFF (Nigeria Football Federation) at the federation's congress on 26/08/2014. Giwa, the president of Giwa FC (Nigerian first division), got 27 of the 29 votes, beating out Mike Umeh, the outgoing vice-president.The election's validity, however…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Social Responsibility
• Article # 24231
• Published on 28/08/14 at 19:06