Новости за 19.10.2015

October 19 - FIFA has removed the entire executive committee of Thailand's football association (FAT) after its controversial president Worawi Makudi was suspended pending a full ethics investigation.

By Samindra Kunti
October 19 - São Paulo may have found English money to abate their current debt crisis with a €33.7 million cash injection into the club looking likely, though the identity of the English group has not been named.

By Andrew Warshaw
October 19 - As FIFA's executive committee prepares to meet in emergency session to consider the fallout from Sepp Blatter's 90-day suspension, its Australian member Moya Dodd says cleaning up the organisation after the worst corruption crisis in sporting history is far more important than whoever takes over as president.

By Andrew Warshaw
October 19 - For the first time since being sensationally suspended by FIFA's ethics committee, beleaguered UEFA president Michel Platini has gone public by admitting he had no written contract over the infamous SFr2 million payment he received from FIFA in 2011 but has issued a staunch defence of his reputation and conduct.

By Mark Baber
October 19 - In a significant development, the Swiss National Contact Point (NCP) responsible for encouraging compliance with OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises has accepted a complaint by the Building and Wood Workers' International (BWI) against FIFA and will now mediate discussions aimed at reaching an agreement on how FIFA can prevent human rights violations of migrant workers related to the construction of facilities for the FIFA 2022 World Cup in Qatar.

October 19 - Kuwait, home to Asia's most influential sports power broker Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah, has been banned from international football because of government interference in the running of the sport domestically.

By Andrew Warshaw
October 19 - Franz Beckenbauer and Wolfgang Niersbach, the two men at the centre of the explosive cash for votes allegations over the 2006 World Cup, have both vehemently denied any wrongdoing as FIFA admitted it was examining the claims made by Der Spiegel.

By Samindra Kunti
October 19 - Flamengo's chairman Eduardo de Mello wants the club to take management control of Rio de Janeiro's Maracana stadium to maximise its revenue potential, but is facing opposition from with the sporting club.

By Ben Nicholson
October 19 - The MLS has joined up with other heavyweight sporting organisations in the US across multiple sporting disciplines to advance race relations. The MLS, NFL, NBA, NHL, to name a few, have joined the Ross Initiative in Sports for Equality (RISE) to launch a nationwide campaign that uses the power of sport as vehicle to promote understanding, respect and equality.

By Ben Nicholson
October 19 – FIFA, alongside The International Football Association Board (IFAB), are looking to develop standardised wearable-technology. FIFA and IFAB have invited producers of electronic performance and tracking systems (EPTS) to present their systems.

By David Owen
October 19 – Letv Sports & Technology, the Chinese business that last month won exclusive live broadcasting rights for the Premier League in Hong Kong for three seasons from 2016-17, is to rebrand.

One word dominated this year's Sportel event in Monte Carlo. That word was China. The explanation for this can be encapsulated in one word as well. That word is money.