Footballer banned for one year
Bureau of the FIFA Council decisions concerning impact of COVID-19
The Bureau of the FIFA Council chaired by FIFA President Gianni Infantino convened by conference call today to address the exceptional circumstances created by the COVID-19 virus outbreak and decided unanimously:
- To include the new dates of the CONMEBOL Copa América and the UEFA EURO (11 June to 11 July 2021) in the International Match Calendar and to decide at a later stage when to schedule the new FIFA Club World Cup which was due to take place in June/July 2021;
- To create a FIFA-Confederations working group, monitoring the evolving situation, working closely together and agreeing on a coordinated approach addressing the consequences of this pandemic:
Normalisation committee appointed for Trinidad and Tobago
The Bureau of the FIFA Council has today decided to appoint a normalisation committee for the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) in accordance with art. 8 par. 2 of the FIFA Statutes.
INTERPOL Integrity in Sport Bi-Weekly Bulletin - 3-16 March 2020
How to choose, protect and enforce trade marks as a professional athlete: the view from Germany
FIFPRO statement: Professional football and Coronavirus
Decisions of Disciplinary Board – 4 March 2020
Regarding incidents during the quarter-final first leg of the Total CAF Champions League 2019/20 between Zamalek (Egypt) and Esperance Sportive de Tunis (Tunisia) played on Friday, 28 February 2020 in Cairo, the CAF Disciplinary Board after taking into consideration articles 82, 83.1, 83.2, 129 and 131 of the CAF Disciplinary Code has decided as follows;
Hedging your bets: how to regulate Brazil’s multi-billion-dollar sports betting market
Football stakeholders agree further steps in the reform of the transfer system
Meeting today in Zurich, the FIFA Football Stakeholders Committee took further steps to reform the transfer system with the establishment of a new system for training rewards and with the confirmation that, as of July 2020, limits on player loans will be introduced.
AFC Disciplinary and Ethics Committee bans two Laos players for life
Freedom! Should Scotland revoke the ‘gentlemen’s agreement’ limiting the eligibility of Home Nation footballers? (Part 2)
Inaugural FIFA Diploma in Football Law gets underway
- First FIFA Diploma in Football Law begins in Miami
- Students embark on 13-month long course
- Diploma will take place across five continents
CAF General Secretary opens Interclub Safety and Security Conference in Cairo
CAF General secretary Mouad Hajji opened today (Wednesday 19 February 2020) in Cairo, Egypt the first CAF Safety and Security Conference for Confederation Cup and Champions League clubs participating in CAF competitions.
Statement: Moussa Marega and racism in professional football
The racist abuse towards FC Porto player Moussa Marega highlights once again the failure to protect professional footballers from discrimination and racial vilification.
Press Statement
The CAF Executive Committee at its meeting today (14 February 2020) in Doha, Qatar, devoted the first part of the session to the examination of the report by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) on the "CAF Organizational Review" for the period 2015 to 2019, carried out the past three months.
CAF signs Headquarters Agreement with the Egyptian Government
In view of the continued support to CAF and the facilitation of the mission of the organisation in developing and promoting the African football, CAF has successfully concluded signing of the Headquarters Agreement with the government of the Arab Republic of Egypt.
FIFA and FIFPro launch global fund for player salary protection
FIFA and FIFPRO have reached an agreement to establish the FIFA Fund for Football Players (FIFA FFP), which aims to provide financial support to players who have not been paid and have no chance of duly receiving the wages agreed with their clubs.
The commercialisation of TV rights in Spain: a key decision from the Spanish Supreme Court (LaLiga v Mediaset)
Riza v Turkey: European Court of Human Rights gives further guidance on establishing independent arbitral tribunals
Decision of CAF Disciplinary Board – 4 February 2020
Following incidents related to the Total CAF Champions League 2019/20 Match Day 6 between Al Hilal (Sudan) and Al Ahly (Egypt) played on Saturday,1 February 2020, in Omdurman, the CAF Disciplinary Committee met on Tuesday, 4 February 2020, and has decided as follows;
FIFA mission in CAF successfully completed
The six-month mission agreed between FIFA and CAF to help accelerate the implementation of the reform process in the African governing body has been completed with the delivery of a set of findings, recommendations and proposals.
Decisions of CAF Disciplinary Board – 30 January 2020
A summary of the decisions of the CAF Disciplinary Board at its meeting on 30 January 2020 in Laayoune, Morocco.
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Switching nations: why FIFA’s definition of ‘nationality’ is causing confusion
Latest AFC Disciplinary and Ethics Committee decisions published
Kuala Lumpur: The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Disciplinary and Ethics Committee has made decisions on several cases.
Stop Stand Still – why regulating football agents is more than just a cap on fees
COVID-19: sport and the law of frustration and force majeure
Coronavirus: FIFPro welcomes football stakeholder unity
We fully support the decisions by UEFA and CONMEBOL to postpone respectively Euro 2020 and the Copa America in order to protect public health and free up time to finish the national football leagues which are currently suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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El Nasr player suspended for anti-doping violation
The CAF Disciplinary Board at its meeting on 8 March 2020 has decided to suspend El Nasr player Khalid Al Maryam for three months (from an initial two years, of which 21 months are suspended) for anti-doping violation during the Total CAF Confederation Cup 2019/20 match between El Nasr (Libya) and Bidvest Wits (South Africa).
Decision of CAF Disciplinary Board – 8 March 2020
The CAF Disciplinary Board met on Sunday, 8 March 2020 in Cairo, Egypt, regarding an incident of confrontation during the Total CAF Champions League 2019/20 quarter final second leg between TP Mazembe (DR Congo) v Raja Club Athletic (Morocco) held on Saturday (7 March 2020) in Lubumbashi.
Abdelmounaïm Bah appointed Acting General Secretary
Following discussions by the CAF Emergency Committee on Tuesday (3 March 2020), Commercial Director Abdelmounaïm Bah has been unanimously appointed Acting General Secretary.
Rethinking agents’ regulations: why clubs & players should take more responsibility
The Court Of Arbitration For Sport (CAS) Has Registered The Appeal Of Manchester City V. UEFA
Adjudicatory chamber of the Independent Ethics Committee sanctions Wilmar Valdez
The adjudicatory chamber of the independent Ethics Committee has found Mr Wilmar Valdez, former President of the Uruguayan Football Association (AUF) and a former member of both the FIFA Council and the CONMEBOL Executive Committee, guilty of having infringed his duty of loyalty, in violation of the FIFA Code of Ethics.
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Manchester City's Financial Fair Play ban: the legal questions and consequences
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Club Financial Control Body Adjudicatory Chamber decision on Manchester City Football Club
UEFA takes note of the decision of the independent Adjudicatory Chamber of the Club Financial Control Body (CFCB), issued today.
FIFA’s transfer report: Big 5 accounted for almost three quarters of global spending in January 2020
The winter 2020 edition of FIFA’s Big 5 Transfer Window Analysis is now available. The report is a summary of the activity in the International Transfer Matching System (ITMS) involving clubs from England, France, Germany, Italy and Spain (the “Big 5”).
FIFA set to launch global fund for player salary protection
FIFA and FIFPRO, the World Players’ Union, have reached an agreement to establish the FIFA Fund for Football Players (FIFA FFP), which aims to provide financial support to players who have not been paid and have no chance of duly receiving the wages agreed with their clubs.
Press Statement
The structural changes undertaken by CAF will not be derailed by misleading reports in some media. The CAF Executive Committee reserves the right to prosecute all authors of false and unsubstantiated claims in the media and social networks.
FIFA establishes working group to develop next steps for VAR technology
The video assistant referee (VAR) system has become a household name in the industry and has a major role to play in enhancing the transparency and quality of the game of football. This technology not only provides a supportive tool to improve referees’ decision-making process but also heightens the fairness of the game.
FIFA Disciplinary Committee sanctions four players for involvement in match manipulation
The FIFA Disciplinary Committee has found several players guilty of having been involved in match manipulation in violation of art. 69 par. 1 of the FIFA Disciplinary Code (2017 ed.) (unlawfully influencing match results).
Broadcasting 'Listed' sports events in the UK: what changes on the horizon?
ILO forum: Promote collective agreements to improve player working conditions
Governments, employers, player associations as well as sports bodies should promote all forms of social dialogue, including collective bargaining, to improve working conditions for professional athletes worldwide. That is the main conclusion of the first forum on Decent Work in Sport organized by the International Labour Organization (ILO).
Mauricio Macri appointed Executive Chairman of FIFA Foundation
The FIFA Foundation Board has appointed former Argentinian President Mauricio Macri as its Executive Chairman.
FIFPro underlines commitment to player activism
FIFPRO has underlined its commitment to player activism after the International Olympic Committee released guidelines, clarifying that athletes are subject to sanctions by making political gestures on the podium, in the Olympic village, at the opening and closing ceremonies, or on the field of play.
Australian football proudly celebrates inclusivity, equality and diversity with the Pararoos
- First Pararoos match on home soil for more than 19 years supported through FIFA Forward programme
- Almost 1200 fans in attendance, a record for a CP football match outside a Paralympic Games
- Football Federation Australia (FFA) received FIFA Forward 2.0 funding which will also assist Australia's preparations for International Federation of Cerebral Palsy Football (IFCPF) Nations Championships this year
FIFA reports show further upward trend in both men’s and women’s transfer markets
- Spending in men’s football reaches new high of USD 7.35 billion, 5.8% more than in 2018
- Number of international transfers (+19.7%) and transfer fees (+16.3%) in women’s football also on the rise
FIFA has just released the new edition of the Global Transfer Market Report. For the second consecutive year, it is offered in two versions: one covering men’s football and another covering women’s football.
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