Etiqueta: football

The fight for TV rights in France

The fight for TV rights in France

The battle for the TV rights of France’s matches in the period 2018-2022 has begun in France, between TF1 and M6. TF1 and M6 are competing for the rights, to broadcast French games from 2018 to 2022 among the different packages that UEFA is offering Leer más

Swansea City sold to US investors

The North American investors Jason Levien and Steve Kaplan have finished the operation of acquisition of Swansea City after few months of negotiation. The new investors are thought to have acquired around 60% of the shareholding, while the Swansea City Supporters Trust will keep their Leer más

Changes on the new Asian Footbal Confederation

Changes on the new Asian Footbal Confederation

The new Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Governance Reform Task Force has recently examined in detail the FIFA reforms, and has also created a detailed AFC Whistleblower Policy. FIFA has implemented the AFC rules in terms of presidential term limits and a minimum quota of female Executive Committee Leer más

Real Madrid to participate in Luneng Weifang Cup International Youth Football Tournament

Real Madrid to participate in Luneng Weifang Cup International Youth Football Tournament

Real Madrid’s youth team will participate next July in the 2016 Luneng Weifang Cup International Youth Football Tournament, in Weifang, China. This year, eight teams, among which is Real Madrid together with other five foreign clubs, have been invited to the tournament. The aim of the Leer más

The AFC wants the member associations to remain independent

Declarations from the Asian Football Confederation say that the member associations need to remain independent of third-party influence. The reason for this statement is the punishment these associations are suffering for actions that go beyond their control. External interference from governments into internal affairs in the Leer más

Swansea’s sale agreement on standby

Last April Swansea City club announced that US investors Steve Kaplan, Jason Levein and their investment group were negotiating an agreement to take a controlling interest in the club. The north american investors wanted to provide further investment into the club and the squad. They offered 110 million pounds for Leer más

Life bans for two South American FIFA officials

Two senior South American officials involved in FIFA’s bribery and corruption scandal have been handed down life bans by the FIFA ethics committee. Colombian Luis Bedoya and Chilean Sergio Jadue accused of bribery and conflicts of interest, according to the ethics committee, have breached five articles of the institution’s Leer más

Presunto fraude fiscal en el fútbol argentino

Varios clubes de primera división de la Liga Argentina han sido denunciados por parte de la Administración Federal de Ingresos Públicos del país, por una deuda que mantienen con la administración al no pagar el denominado impuesto a las ganancias. Se ha solicitado ante la Leer más

On gambling and football

A recent article from The Independent dealt with the problems some top British football stars face with gambling. Some of these players use to play poker games before matches and in some cases they are turning to online betting sites. The result of these games affects their perfomance Leer más

Sponsorship agreement between Stoke City and bet365

Bet365 and Stoke City recently entered into a six-year sponsorship agreement that will begin next season. As part of this agreement, the Britannia Stadium will be renamed as bet365 Stadium. This sponsorship agreement will allow the club to build 1.800 extra seats, lifting the stadium’s capacity to Leer más