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Death of Jean Appietto, former lawyer of UEFA, the FFF and the LFP

"I have learned with sorrow the loss of our friend Jean Appietto, which suddenly occurred last night. Jean had been the lawyer of the FFF (French Football Federation) and the LFP (Professional Football League) for 40 years," said Frédéric Thiriez, president of the LFP, on 15/02/2014.Jean Appietto…
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• Category(ies): Legal, Marketing - Communication, Social Responsibility
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AS Monaco-LFP agreement: "A mercantile and irresponsible position" (Frédéric Thiriez)

"I regret that some clubs have sent letters to the presidents of Ligue 1 and Ligue 2, as well as to the press, to announce their intention to challenge in court the decision of the board that ended the dispute with AS Monaco," wrote Frederic Thiriez, president of the LFP (French Professional…
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• Article # 14891
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France: €264m in online sports betting recorded by ARJEL during the fourth quarter of 2013 (+ 41%)

€264m worth of online sports betting was recorded by ARJEL (French Regulatory Authority of Online Games) for the fourth quarter of 2013 (October, November and December 2013), an increase of 41% compared to the same period in 2012 (€187m), showed the quarterly market analysis for online games…
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• Article # 14784
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UEFA: "The national teams are just as important as the clubs" (Michel Platini)

"I have never understood the disagreements between the clubs and national associations, as if one is superior to the other. When I played, I gave 100% to the club and 100% to the French team. So we changed the calendar of national teams a little and established the 'week of football'. A week of…
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• Category(ies): Clubs, Finance, Legal, …
• Article # 14904
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European Parliament: 2022 Qatar World Cup "a risk and an opportunity" (Theo Zwanziger, FIFA)

The organisation of the World Cup in Qatar in 2022 represents "a risk and an opportunity. The World Cup may improve the human rights situation," said Theo Zwanziger, a member of the executive committee of FIFA (Federation Internationale de Football Association), during a hearing before the…
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• Category(ies): Legal, Social Responsibility
• Article # 14937
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The transfer market "can be seen as a threat to the equity of competitions" (A. Vassiliou, EU)

"Football stakeholders are free to reduce the number of transfer windows per season or to modify the rules underpinning the current windows, provided the resulting system is in line with EU rules on free movement of workers and on competition," said Androulla Vassiliou, the European commissioner…
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• Category(ies): Clubs, Finance, Legal, …
• Article # 14831
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ECA delays replacement of Sandro Rosell on executive committee to "a later meeting"

"The decision regarding Sandro Rosell's replacement in the ECA Executive Board (European Clubs Association) and the UEFA (European Football Associations Union) Professional Strategy Council has been postponed to a later meeting," declared the ECA on 12/02/2014. During this period, Karl-Heinz…
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• Category(ies): Clubs, Legal, Social Responsibility
• Article # 14816
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Spain: Copa del Rey final (Barcelona-Real) to be held at Mestalla stadium in Valencia on 19/04/2014

The final of the Copa del Rey in 2014 will see FC Barcelona oppose Real Madrid at the Mestalla stadium (55,000 seats) in Valencia on 19/04/2014. Real Madrid eliminated Atletico Madrid (3-0, 2-0) in the semifinals, while FC Barcelona defeated Real Sociedad (2-0, 1-1). This is the seventh Cope del…
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• Category(ies): Clubs, Stadiums
• Article # 14815
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Monaco-LFP deal: seven leaders introduce action for annulment before the French Council of State

Seven presidents or senior executives of Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 clubs introduced an action, on 13/02/2014, before the French Council of State for annulment of the agreement concluded on 24/01/2014 between the LFP (French Professional Football League) and AS Monaco (Ligue 1). The lawyer Romaric…
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• Article # 14802
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Monaco-LFP deal: "A legal action set against a hasty, not transparent and insufficient arrangement"

"The leaders of the undersigned professional clubs have decided to initiate a legal action set against what appears as a hasty, not transparent and insufficient arrangement, in order to cancel this transaction," stated seven presidents or leaders of Ligue 1 or Ligue 2 clubs in France in a letter…
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• Article # 14788
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