Public Authorities & Regulations: archives (page 964/1039)

Filter by domain

Filter by year

©  FFF

Brazil 2014: "While often maligned, football brings people together" (Noël Le Graët, FFF)

"It is very good that football, in spite of being so often maligned, brings people together. The 17m French viewers and the extraordinary excitement show that people want to be united around a common goal and that there is national pride in the good sense," said Noël Le Graët, president of the FFF…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Finance, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 21251
• Published on
©  FIFA

LFP: Frédéric Thiriez wants spray for free kick wall to be used in French leagues from 2014-15

"I'll ask Pascal Garibian [technical director for refereeing] to introduce the spray in the professional leagues [Ligue 1 and Ligue 2] beginning with the 2014-15 season. This is an amazing tool," said Frédéric Thiriez, president of the LFP (French Professional Football League), speaking to News…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Legal, Social Responsibility
• Article # 21271
• Published on
©  D.R.

Brazil 2014: Attendance surpasses 1m for first 20 matches (fill rate: 97.8%)

1,013,613 spectators attended the first 20 matches of the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, from 12/06/2014 to 18/06/2014, according to the totals calculated by News Tank. The 12 stadiums of the World Cup had an average occupancy rate of 97.82% from the opening match (Brazil-Croatia, 3-1, group A) in the…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Stadiums
• Article # 21153
• Published on

UEFA: U15 tournament held in Zaatari camp (Jordan) for World Refugee Day on 20/06/2014

Boys and girls U15 finals are organised by UEFA (Union of European Football Associations) in the Syrian refugee camp Zaatari (northern Jordan), held on the 20/06/2014 in the occasion of World Refugee Day. "Football's popularity means the game can serve as a massive social force. It has the power…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Marketing - Communication, Social Responsibility
• Article # 21161
• Published on
©  QFA

Qatar's 2022 organising committee: "We have fully co-operated" with ethics committee investigation

"We have fully co-operated in a completely open and transparent manner with FIFA’s [Fédération Internationale de Football Association] independent ethics committee investigation into the bidding process [the procedure for the awarding of the 2022 World Cup]," said the Supreme Committee for…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Marketing - Communication, Social Responsibility
• Article # 21008
• Published on
©  FFI

Brazil 2014: Iran instruct players not to wear new shirts for each match

To save money, the players on Iran's national team are not to wear new shirts for each match of the 2014 World Cup (12/06 to 13/07/2014), said Ali Kafashian, president of the IFF (Iranian Football Federation), on 16/06/2014. "We have not given players a shirt for each game. Players must be frugal…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Sporting Goods & Brands
• Article # 20928
• Published on
©  FIFA

Brazil 2014: France-Honduras offers first goal verification through goal-line technology

The first goal in history to be verified through goal-line technology occurred during the World Cup France-Honduras match (3-0, 15/06/2014, Group E, Beira-Rio Stadium in Porto Alegre). This was the French team's second goal, and was an own goal by Honduran goalkeeper Noel Valladares. The German…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Digital, Sporting Goods & Brands, Stadiums, …
• Article # 20897
• Published on
©  Creative Commons

FIFA ethics committee suspends Franz Beckenbauer for 90 days from any activity in footbal

Franz Beckenbauer (Germany), special advisor to the FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association) football committee, has been suspended, effective immediately, from any football-related activity for 90 days, stated Alan Sullivan, the vice-president of the FIFA ethics committee's…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Social Responsibility
• Article # 20867
• Published on
©  FIFA

Brazil 2014: Spray for drawing line of wall for free kick has been authorised since 2012

The use of a vanishing spray, which allows referees to draw a white line on the ground to enforce a 9.15 metre distance between the wall and the kicker during a free kick, was authorised by the IFAB (International Football Association Board, the guardian of the laws of the game) at its 126th…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Social Responsibility
• Article # 20819
• Published on