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Brazil 2014: Winner to get €25.8m; those eliminated in first round to get €5.9m

The total winnings distributed by FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association) will be $358m (€264.5m), to be shared by the 32 teams participating in the 20th World Cup (Brazil, 12/06 to 13/07/2014), which begins with the Brazil-Croatia match in Sao Paulo. The winner will get $35m…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Finance, Legal, Social Responsibility
• Article # 20697
• Published on 12/06/14 at 17:59
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FIFA foresees revenues of €3.7bn for 2015-2018 -- 20 times more than for 1995-1998

FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association) announced projected revenues of $5bn (€3.7bn) over the four year period from 2015 to 2018 in its 2013 financial report, which was approved by 209 affiliated national federations present at the 64th FIFA congress in Sao Paulo (BRA) on…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Finance, Legal, Social Responsibility
• Article # 20720
• Published on 12/06/14 at 17:36
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Brazil 2014: FIFA releases three animated shorts to improve football's image

FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association) launched a TV ad campaign called Elements on 07/06/2014. The campaign, aired by the holders of FIFA's media rights for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil (from 12/06 to 13/07/2014), aims to promote the development of world football and fight…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication
• Article # 20640
• Published on 11/06/14 at 16:22
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FIFA: Age and term limits on Sao Paulo congress' agenda for 11/06/2014

Age and term limits are item 12.1 on the agenda of the annual congress of FIFA (Federation Internationale de Football Association) in Sao Paulo (BRA) on 11/06/2014. Both subjects had been postponed for a year when brought for consideration at the 2013 congress in Mauritius on 31/05/2013…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Marketing - Communication, Social Responsibility
• Article # 20644
• Published on 11/06/14 at 15:19
Future AFC presidents to be also FIFA vice-presidents, beginning in 2015

Presidents of the AFC (Asian Football Confederation) will also be named vice-presidents of FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association) beginning with the next elections in 2015, the AFC announced on 10/06/2014. Separate since 2010, these two roles will be again merged as per a vote by…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Social Responsibility
• Article # 20627
• Published on 11/06/14 at 12:59
Euro 2016: UEFA launches its hospitality programme two years from opening match kickoff

On 10/06/2014, two years to the day of the start of Euro 2016 (France, 10/06 to 10/07/2016), UEFA (Union of European Associations soccer) launched its hospitality programme for the competition. There are two types of offers: the Gold Packages, which include seats in category one and access to a…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Stadiums
• Article # 20591
• Published on 11/06/14 at 12:28
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FIFA: 64th congress in Sao Paulo on 10 and 11/06/2014; Blatter expected to announce candidacy

The 64th annual congress of FIFA (Federation Internationale de Football Association) will be held in Sao Paulo (BRA) on 10 and 11/06/2014, before the opening of the World Cup (12/06 to 13/07/2014). It will bring together the representatives of the 209 national federations affiliated with FIFA…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Marketing - Communication, Social Responsibility
• Article # 20584
• Published on 10/06/14 at 17:46
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The stadiums of the 2014 World Cup in Brazil

News Tank is releasing a report on the 2014 World Cup's stadiums. Brazil renovated five stadiums and built seven new stadiums to accommodate the 31 teams and more than 300,000 foreign tourists from 12/06 to 13/07/2014.The investment to build these 12 facilities was 8.4bn reais (€2.7bn). The…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Stadiums
• Article # 19720
• Published on 10/06/14 at 17:35
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Russia: Vote delayed on integration of Crimean clubs into national championships

On 07/06/2014 RFU (Russian Football Union) delayed a vote in which its members would be asked to decide on the possible integration of Crimean clubs into the Russian championships. No date has been set for a future vote. Crimea proclaimed its independence from Ukraine on 11/03/2014, before being…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs
• Article # 20562
• Published on 10/06/14 at 17:16
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Brazil 2014: Government sets up temporary courts in stadiums and airports

Courts have been set up in the stadiums and airports of the 12 host cities of the 2014 World Cup (12/06 to 13/07/2014) in order to provide immediate trials of troublemakers, the Brazilian government announced on 08/06/2014. Brazilian authorities worry that violent groups may threaten the smooth…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Social Responsibility
• Article # 20557
• Published on 10/06/14 at 16:50