Новости за 23.10.2015

October 23 - International players' union FIFPro has published a checklist which it says all contenders for the job of FIFA president should meet, notably "social wellbeing, fairness, democratic values and human rights."

By Mark Baber
October 23 - Dark hints that forces behind the scenes will ensure Real Madrid win this season's La Liga were given a considerable boost on Thursday as a referee's assistant, who wishes to remain anonymous, claimed he had been pressurised to favour Los Blancos if he was picked to officiate in the forthcoming El Clasico.

By Andrew Warshaw
October 23 - Despite attempts to distance himself from the FIFA corruption scandal, German football boss Wolfgang Niersbach's standing as one of the game's most respected voices and a prospective future UEFA president are being increasingly questioned as the alleged 2006 World Cup cash-for-votes saga refuses to die down.

October 23 - German captain Bastian Schweinsteiger is reported to be considering taking legal action against a Hong Kong company making Nazi dolls that bear a striking resemblance to him.

By Andrew Warshaw
October 23 - In a strategic move now that his nemesis faces being out of contention, former FIFA deputy general secretary Jerome Champagne is having a second crack at the presidency - and this time says has the required level of support.

October 23 – UK football pay tv broadcast giants Sky Sports and BT Sport have missed out on upcoming European summer TV football festival in France as the BBC and ITV have jointly secured the media rights to EURO 2016.

By Paul Nicholson
October 23 – Domenico Scala, chairman of FIFA's audit and compliance committee and ad hoc election committee, and the man behind the key set of reform recommendations that the February FIFA Congress will vote on, will be a speaker at the 17th edition of the International Football Arena (IFA) conference in Zurich, November 19.

By Jaroslaw Adamowski
October 23 - As many as nine out of the 14 clubs which compete in Romania's top tier Liga 1 risk relegation due to their desperate financial positions, according to Viorel Duru (pictured), the director of the department of licencing at the Romanian Football Federation (FRF).

By Paul Nicholson
October 23 - Russia's Ministry of Sports has agreed on the cost of construction for the Kalinigrad stadium, one of the last to start building. According to the Deputy Prime Minister of Kaliningrad region, Russia's Ministry of Sports has agreed on the cost of construction for the Kalinigrad stadium, one of the last to start building. According to the Deputy Prime Minister of Kaliningrad region, Alexander Rolbinov, the cost should not exceed Ruble18.5 billion ($296 million).... Читать дальше...