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Bundesliga Says Date Change To 2022 Qatar World Cup Could Lead To Legal Challenges05 / 23 / 13Germany's Bundesliga "has warned that any attempt to move the 2022 World Cup in Qatar to the winter could lead to legal challenges by European leagues," according to the BBC. UEFA President Michel Platini said that the World Cup could be moved, "but European leagues might be disrupted for up t... |
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Corinthians Set To Break Ticket Record
Brasilerio club Corinthians "could establish a new record" for revenue through ticket sales in a season after facing Ponte Preta at the Parque São Jorge stadium Wednesday night, according to João Pontes of IG.com.br. This season, the club has played 31 home matches and collected R$30.8 ...
Tags: Brazil, International Football
UEFA Finalizes Euro 2012 Payouts
UEFA finalized the financial provisions related to the Euro 2012 tournament in order to confirm the payments to clubs for their contribution to the competition and national team football in general, during the '10-11 and '11-12 seasons. In total, 575 clubs will receive payments from UEFA in accordan ...
Tags: International Football, Europe, UEFA
UEFA Withholds Prize Money
The UEFA Club Financial Control Body's investigatory chamber, chaired by former Belgian Prime Minister Jean-Luc Dehaene, announced that 23 clubs involved in '12-13 UEFA club competitions have seen the payment of their prize money temporarily withheld pending further investigation. As part of the fir ...
Tags: International Football, Europe
Serie A Clubs Will Spend $1B On Players
The Gazetta dello Sport reported the the clubs of Italian's top football league, Serie A, will spend "a combined €1.04B ($1.1B) on player wages in the '12-13 season," according to the DPA. On top of the list sits AC Milan, which has a player payroll of €120M ($192.8M), followed by defendin ...
Tags: International Football, Europe
Madrid To Offer Ronaldo New Deal
Real Madrid will "activate the renewal" of Cristiano Ronaldo's contract, according to MARCA. Real Madrid President Florentino Perez "has decided to resolve the crisis immediately" and rework the player's deal to keep him at Madrid for life. The club will offer a "substantially improved contract" wit ...
Tags: La Liga, International Football, Europe
Chile Enacts New Football Violence Law
Chile's Vice President Rodrigo Hinzpeter Monday announced a new law that "applies stiff penalties against violence" at football stadiums, according to XINHUA. Hinzpeter enacted the law that "makes it mandatory for a public prosecutor to be present at a match, and holds team owners responsible for ac ...
Russia To Drop Two World Cup Cities
Russian Local Organizing Committee Chair Vitaly Mutko revealed that the country "will drop two of 13 cities" bidding to stage matches for the 2018 World Cup, according to REUTERS. The cities of Saransk, Volgograd, Yaroslavl, Kaliningrad and Rostov are "the most under threat." Mutko, who is also Russ ...
Tags: International Football, Russia
Barça To Unveil Historic Second Kit
The "big bomb" regarding the future kits of Barcelona for the '13-14 season has been unveiled, according to SPORT.es. The first kit will continue to be the traditional model with the vertical azulgrana lines, but the club's second uniform will represent the colors of the Catalan flag. A possibility ...
Tags: La Liga, International Football, Europe
Investors Make $20M Portsmouth Bid
Middle East investors have set out a seven-point plan for the takeover of League One Portsmouth FC, according to Anil Bhoyrul of ARABIAN BUSINESS. Documents show full details of the $20.4M takeover which would "leave the club debt free," as well as details of the Dubai Bank escrow account into which ...
Beckham To Acquire Malaga Shares
According to a report, David Beckham is set to acquire a controlling interest of La Liga club Malaga, according to Marta Abarrio of EL MUNDO. The bad economic situation that the club is facing, which has forced them to sell the majority of its best players, has forced Owner Sheikh Abdullah Al- ...
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