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France : Patrick Kanner named minister of urban affairs, youth and sports

Patrick Kanner was named the minister of urban affairs, youth and sports by the French president François Hollande on 26/08/2014, on the nomination by French prime minister Manuel Valls.Patrick Kanner, 57, had been the president of the general council of the Nord department since March 2011.Kanner…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Authorities
• Article # 24146
• Published on 27/08/14 at 13:40
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FIGC: Federation's prosecutor declines to take action against Carlo Tavecchio for remarks

The FIGC (Federazione Italiano di Giuoco Calcio, the Italian football federation) announced on 25/08/2014 that the federation's prosecutor Stefano Palazzi had declined to take action against Carlo Tavecchio for remarks that some have termed racist.Tavecchio compared African footballers to "banana…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Social Responsibility
• Article # 24105
• Published on 26/08/14 at 15:38
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Africa: Libya withdraws from hosting 2017 AFCON 2017, applications accepted through 30/09/2014

Libya will not host the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2017, the CAF (Confederation of African Football) announced on 23/08/2014. Libya's "unstable security situation" was cited as its reason for withdrawal, according to CAF. The 54 federations affiliated with CAF have until 30/09/2014 to submit…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Authorities
• Article # 24091
• Published on 26/08/14 at 12:50
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FIFA: Integrity in Football -- Combatting Match Manipulation -- Background information August 2014

FIFA (Federation Internationale de Football Association) has published "Integrity in Football -- Combatting Match Manipulation -- Background Information August 2014", which details activities implemented by FIFA to counter the manipulation of matches (August 2014 edition).
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Social Responsibility
• Article # 24074
• Published on 26/08/14 at 11:32
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Rome: FIGC hosts Respect Diversity conference on 10 and 11/09/2014

The 2014 Respect Diversity conference in Rome on 10 and 11/09/2014 will aim to step up the fight against discrimination in football, raise awareness on how to deal with racism and discrimination, and share best practices. The conference is organised by UEFA (Union of European Football…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Social Responsibility
• Article # 24060
• Published on 25/08/14 at 16:27
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UEFA will not recognise Crimean clubs' matches in Russian competitions

"The UEFA [Union of European Football Associations] Emergency Panel has today decided that any football matches played by Crimean clubs organised under the auspices of the [Football Union of Russia (FUR)] will not be recognised by UEFA until further notice," announced UEFA on 22/08/2014. This…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Social Responsibility, Legal
• Article # 24041
• Published on 25/08/14 at 15:30
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Algeria: All matches suspended on 29 and 30/08/2014 following death of Albert Ebossé

"We have hereby suspended and postponed until a later date all professional- and amateur-league matches in all categories in the entire country for the weekend of 29 and 30/08/2014," announced FAF (Algerian Football Federation) on 24/08/2014. The decision came on the death of Cameroonian player…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Stadiums, Legal, …
• Article # 24035
• Published on 25/08/14 at 12:45
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FIFA statutes (August 2014 edition)

The following FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association) statutes were adopted during the international federation's congress, held on 11/06/2014 in Sao Paulo (BRA).They came into force on 11/08/2014.The new FIFA statutes are:- Regulation for the implementation of the statutes.…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Legal, Social Responsibility
• Article # 24054
• Published on 25/08/14 at 12:34
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Spain: Murcia's demotion to third division confirmed by Madrid Mercantile Court

Madrid Mercantile Court (Spain) confirmed, on 22/08/2014, the administrative demotion of Real Murcia to Segunda Division B (the Spanish third division) for the 2014-15 season, on 22/08/2014. Real Murcia, who were fourth in the 2013-14 Liga Adelante (second division), were relegated to the third…
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• Category(ies): Clubs, Finance, Legal, …
• Article # 23982
• Published on 22/08/14 at 16:25
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FIGC: "It wouldn't surprise me at all if Carlo Tavecchio were to resign" (Giovanni Malago, CONI)

"It wouldn't surprise me at all if the new president [Carlo Tavecchio] were to take a step back and resign," said Giovanni Malago, president of CONI (Italian National Olympic Committee) on 21/08/2014. Carlo Tavecchio was elected to the presidency of the FIGC (Federazione Italiano Giuoco di Calcio…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Social Responsibility
• Article # 23990
• Published on 22/08/14 at 16:02