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Brazil 2014: Ray Whelan, suspected of leading illegal ticket sales, considered "fugitive"

Ray Whelan (UK) has fled his hotel in Rio de Janeiro (BRA), the Brazilian Civil Police told the Brazilian newspaper O Globo on 10/07/2014. Whelan is the senior director of Match Services, the Swiss company that provides ticketing, accommodation and IT services to FIFA (Fédération Internationale de…
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• Category(ies): Agencies, Ticketing
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UEFA launched tender for bib production services (2015-2018)

On 08/07/2014 UEFA (Union of European Football Associations) launched a tender for the production of bibs for 2015-2018.The tender will cover Euro 2016 (in France, from 10/06 to 10/07/2014) and all other competitions organised by the European organisation (including Champions League, Europa…
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UEFA launched tender for transportation logistics services (2015-18)

On 08/07/2014, UEFA (Union of European Football Associations) launched a tender for the transportation logistics services for 2015-2018.The tender for transportation logistics services will cover Euro 2016 (in France, from 10/06 to 10/07/2014) and all other competitions organised by the European…
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• Article # 22387
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FIFA Emergency Committee suspends Nigeria Football Federation for government interference

The FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association) Emergency Committee suspended NFF (Nigeria Football Federation) for government interference on 09/07/2014. The suspension took effect immediately. FIFA had demanded that the Nigerian government reinstate the NFF in its roles after a…
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• Category(ies): Legal, Social Responsibility
• Article # 22335
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Brazil 2014: 350,000 tourists spend total of €331m in Porto Alegre

350,000 tourists spent 1bn reais (€331m), or €945 on average per tourist, during the five 2014 World Cup fixtures in Porto Alegre (four group stage fixtures and one round of 16 match), the Brazilian government reported on 04/07/2014.150,000 foreigners from 74 countries and 200,000 Brazilian…
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• Category(ies): Stadiums, Marketing - Communication
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Brazil 2014: 108,000 foreign tourists descend on Cuiaba; local economy gets €100m boost

108,000 foreign tourists visited Cuiaba, the capital of the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso, to watch the four group stage matches of the World Cup organised in Arena Pantanal (capacity 41,112), the Brazilian government said on 07/07/2014. The stadiums welcomed a total of 158,000 spectators over…
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• Category(ies): Finance, Stadiums
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Brazil 2014: "They will take the trophy and we will be left with our overpriced stadiums" (Romario)

"[Brazilian president] Dilma [Rousseff] will have to present the trophy to another team. They will take the trophy and we will be left with our overpriced stadiums and no concrete legacy. But in terms of less tangible things, we have shown the world that in spite of our difficulties, we are a…
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Brazil 2014: World Cup expected to inject €10bn into Brazilian economy

The 2014 World Cup in Brazil (from 12/06 to 13/07/2014) is expected to inject 30bn reais (€9.95bn) into the Brazilian economy, according to a study conducted by the Economic Research Institute Foundation (FIPE) in Brazil and commissioned by the Brazilian tourism ministry; it was published on…
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• Article # 22285
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Brazil 2014: "This defeat will devalue the football of Brazil in the eyes of its citizens" (Zaluar)

"This historic defeat, the result of a psychological collapse of the Brazilian team in the space of 25 minutes, will influence, in the short term, how Brazilians see their football and their championships," said Achilles Zaluar, minister-counsellor at the Brazilian Embassy in France, speaking to…
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• Article # 22276
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Brazil 2014: Match Hospitality director arrested over illegal ticket sales, then released

Ray Whelan, the director of Match Hospitality, a Swiss company that holds and manages the hospitality programme rights for FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association), was arrested in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) as part of the police's Jules Rimet operation (named for the French man who…
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