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Michel Platini, President of UEFA, currently considering his options regarding FIFA presidency

"I'm currently considering if it's a good thing or not. I have to convince myself that I want to run for FIFA, as I did when I ran for UEFA presidency," said Michel Platini, President of UEFA (Union of European Football Associations), on the 28/08/2013."I will definitely say something about it in…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Authorities
• Article # 9131
• Published on 28/08/13 at 19:58
Match-fixing: the Court of Arbitration for Sports rejects appeals of Fenerbahçe and Metalist Kharkiv

CAS (Court of Arbitration for Sport) has rejected on the 08/28/2013, the appeals filed by Fenerbahçe SK (Turkey) and FC Metalist Kharkiv (Ukraine) against UEFA's (Union of European Football Associations) decision to exclude the two clubs from European competitions, due to match-fixing."Due to the…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Authorities
• Article # 9127
• Published on 28/08/13 at 15:39
2018 World Cup in Russia, the State will spend €2.3bn to build or renovate seven stadiums

Russian government will spend €2.3bn (100bn rubles) to build or renovate seven stadiums for the 2018 World Cup, corroborating sources announced on the 23/08/2013. A total of 12 stadiums will host matches during the competition.The Government has appointed public company "Sports Engineering" to…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Finance, Stadiums
• Article # 9114
• Published on 28/08/13 at 12:46
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FIFA: Ghanaian Anthony Baffoe to join anti-racism and discrimination Task Force

Ghanaian Anthony Baffoe has been appointed member of FIFA's (Fédération Internationale de Football Association) Task Force against racism and discrimination, on the 20/08/2013. The former Ghanaian international defender (13 caps, 1 goal) joined the working group to tackle the problems of…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Social Responsibility
• Article # 8928
• Published on 27/08/13 at 18:45
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Malaysia: Lim Teong Kim appointed project director of the National Football Development Programme

Lim Teong Kim has been appointed director of the NFDP (National Football Development Programme) in Malaysia by Khairy Jamaluddin, Malaysian Minister of Youth and Sports, on the 21/08/2013. He will officially take his position in November 2013, until 2018. Former Malaysian striker, Lim Teong Kim…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Stadiums
• Article # 9039
• Published on 26/08/13 at 19:21
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FIFA: Sepp Blatter expects the Executive Committee to approve the 2022 World Cup in Qatar in winter

"I would be very much surprised, more than surprised, if the Executive Committee will not accept the principle you cannot play in summer in Qatar," said Sepp Blatter, FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association) President, on the 25/08/2013. He opposes the organization in summer of the…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Stadiums, Legal, Social Responsibility
• Article # 9052
• Published on 26/08/13 at 19:05
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Australia to become full member of the South-East Asia Football Federation

FFA (Football Federation Australia) has become a full member of the AFF (South-East Asia Football Federation), the Australian federation announced on the 26/08/2013. Its admission was decided after an unanimous vote by the eleven member associations of AFF.Australia joined the AFC (Asian Football…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Authorities
• Article # 9048
• Published on 26/08/13 at 15:58
Serie A: Lazio's Curva Nord closed on the 25/08/2013 after racist slurs

Lega Calcio (the Italian Professional Football League) sanctioned Lazio Roma (Serie A) closing the Curva Nord (north corner of the Olympic Stadium in Rome) for their next fixture against Udinese on the 25/08/2013, the instance announced on the 20/08/2013.The Italian league sanctioned racist slurs…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Clubs, Legal, …
• Article # 8913
• Published on 23/08/13 at 17:57
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2014 World Cup: "very confident about how the project is progressing" (Jerome Valcke, FIFA)

"I am very confident about how the project is progressing," said Jerome Valcke, FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association) secretary general, after a meeting with the Local Organizing Committee of the 2014 World Cup in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), on the 22/08/2013."We discussed what…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Finance, Stadiums, …
• Article # 8998
• Published on 23/08/13 at 17:45
Transfers: FIFPro warn players who want to sign in Greece, Turkey and Cyprus

Professional footballers who want to play in Greece, Turkey or Cyprus are warned by FIFPro (International Federation of Professional Footballers) explaining "that many clubs, unfortunately, do not keep their promises, especially those that don't play in European football, " the union said on the…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Finance, Legal, …
• Article # 8988
• Published on 23/08/13 at 12:05