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FIGC: FIFA launches investigation on alleged racist comments by candidate Carlo Tavecchio

"Media reports concerning alleged racist comments by one of the presidential candidates for the FIGC (Italian football association) have alerted FIFA’s (Fédération Internationale de Football Association) task force against racism and discrimination and its chairman Jeffrey Webb. As such, FIFA has…
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Turks and Caicos: Sonia Bien-Aime becomes second woman to lead national football federation

Sonia Bien-Aime was elected president of the TCIFA (Turks and Caicos Islands Football Association) at the federation's general assembly on 21/07/2014. Her term is for four years, ending in 2018. She is the second woman to lead a national football federation after Isha Johansen, who has been the…
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NFL: Commissioner Roger Goodell expects new London-based franchise by at least 2025

"It's not something I think is 15 or 20 years away; it could be five or 10 years away [2019-2024]. It depends on if we continue to see that growth and how fast it goes," said Roger Goodell, commissioner of the NFL (National Football League, the league for American football), on 18/07/2014.The NFL…
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Russia 2018: "Boycotting sports events is not the most effective solution" (FIFA)

"History has shown so far that boycotting sports events and policies of isolation or confrontation are not the most effective ways to solve problems. (...) We have seen that the World Cup can be a force for good and FIFA believes this will be the case for the 2018 World Cup in Russia," said FIFA…
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Stade Vélodrome: "An agreement will probably be reached by the end of the week" (Jean-Claude Gaudin)

"I believe that the negotiations carried out by finance deputy Roland Blum with the leaders of Olympique de Marseille (Ligue 1), are moving in the right direction. An agreement will probably be reached by the end of the week. I will finalise it with Margarita Louis-Dreyfus and Vincent Labrune,…
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2012 London Olympics: €18bn injected in British economy in 2013-14, according to David Cameron

The London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games injected £14.2bn (€18bn) into the British economy in the forms of foreign investments in the United Kingdom and exports and new contracts abroad, said David Cameron, the British prime minister, on 23/07/2014, during the 2014 Commonwealth Games Business…
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FFF: Spray to be used in Ligue 1, Ligue 2, National, Women's Ligue 1 and Coupe de France

The executive committee of the FFF (French football federation) on 24/07/2014 approved the use of vanishing spray for free-kick lines in Ligue 1, Ligue 2, National (French third division), Women's Ligue 1 and the Coupe de France (the French national cup, starting in the round of 64 for men and…
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Italy: Demetrio Albertini candidate for FIGC presidency, but Carlo Tavecchio remains frontrunner

"I am available for the presidency of the federation. On the pitch, I have always been a playmaker and I would like to be the playmaker of change. We need to put the game and the youth at the centre of our programme," said Demetrio Albertini, 43, a former international midfielder for AC Milan and…
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Brazil 2014: Temporary tribunals handle 5,260 cases in stadiums and airports

Temporary tribunals handled a total of 5,260 cases in the stadiums and airports of the 12 host cities of the 2014 World Cup in Brazil (from 12/06 to 13/07/2014), the Brazilian government said on 23/07/2014. 5,185 cases were dealt with in the airports, principally for information queries and…
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