Adjudicatory chamber of the independent Ethics Committee sanctions former members of the normalisation committee of the Venezuelan Football Association
https://www.fifa.com/legal/media-releas ... ons-former

French banking supervisory authority grants licence to FIFA Clearing House
https://www.fifa.com/legal/media-releas ... ring-house

The authorisation from the ACPR enables the FCH to collect and process payments on behalf of clubs, in accordance with the European Union Payment Services Directive (PSD2). This means that the FCH now has the green light to get up and running.

The FCH has two main objectives. The first is to centralize, process and automate payments between clubs, initially relating to training rewards (training compensation and solidarity contributions), while the second is to promote financial transparency and integrity within the international transfer system.

It is estimated that close to USD 400 million should be distributed each year to training clubs, which currently only receive approximately USD 70-80 million.

L. Obcarskas: sporto ateitis turi būti grįsta demokratinėmis vertybėmis
https://www.lrytas.lt/sportas/krepsinis ... a-24999690

Estijos siūlymu, Lietuvai, Suomijai, Jungtinei Karalystei ir kitoms Ukrainą remiančioms šalims pritarus, į 17-osios Europos Tarybos šalių ministrų, atsakingų už sportą, konferencijos rezoliuciją įtraukta Rusijos Federacijos agresiją Ukrainos atžvilgiu smerkianti nuostata. Taip pat rezoliucijoje pažymima, kad šioms šalis neturėtų būti leidžiama dalyvauti tarptautiniame sporte.

https://rm.coe.int/msl17-10-resolutions/1680a8bcf1

8. condemning the Russian Federation’s aggression towards Ukraine, considering that the Russian Federation and Belarus should not be represented in international sport as long as this aggression continues, and committing to enable Ukrainians to participate in sport;

Tunisui – FIFA įspėjimas: šalis gali būti išmesta iš pasaulio čempionato Katare
https://www.lrytas.lt/sportas/futbolas/ ... e-25015522

Uefa to cut Euro 2028 qualifying groups amid declining TV interest
https://www.sportspromedia.com/news/eur ... adcasters/

Uefa plans to trim down the size of qualification groups for the men’s 2028 European Championship due to a lack of interest from television broadcasters, according to The Times.

European soccer’s governing body also ditches plans to expand Euros to 32 teams from 24.

The recent Euro 2024 qualification draw produced seven groups of five countries, with a further three groups containing six teams. Under the current system, each country is set to play ten qualifiers for a place at Europe’s flagship men’s international soccer competition.

However, The Times report says that Uefa’s member associations have been presented with a new proposal to cut groups down to a maximum of four or five nations. The idea was put forward at a recent meeting held in Frankfurt. The new format could mean teams play just six games to qualify for the competition but would also continue to give smaller countries opportunities to play marquee matches against bigger nations.

A source in the meeting told The Times that the proposal is in reaction to feedback received from broadcasters.

If the new format is pushed through, The Times added that Uefa’s Nations League competition would also need altering in order to accommodate additional games between countries of a similar ranking.

PFA Lietuva

Įsigaliojo FIFA žaidėjų statuso ir transferų taisyklių naujoji redakcija kurioje įtvirtinama žaidėjo „peržiūros“ sąvoka (trial) – santykis tarp žaidėjo ir klubo, kai klubas pasikviečia futbolininką į peržiūrą, nesukuriant tarp žaidėjo ir klubo sporto veiklos (FIFA šiuos santykius apibrėžia kaip „darbo“) santykių. Iki šiol peržiūros nebuvo reguliuojamos, dėl ko kildavo neapibrėžtų situacijų ir ginčų. Pagrindiniai punktai kuriuos privalu visiems žinoti:

- Nustatoma klubo pareiga užtikrinti žaidėjo gydymo išlaidas, jeigu žaidėjas patiria traumą (ar reikia kito gydymo dėl priežasčių, susijusių su peržiūra) peržiūros metu.
- Nustatomas maksimalus peržiūros laikotarpis, kuris negali būti ilgesnis kaip: (1) 8 savaitės per sezoną, kai bandomas žaidėjas, kuriam yra ne daugiau kaip 21 metai; (2) 3 savaitės, kai bandomas žaidėjas, kuriam yra daugiau nei 21 metai.
- Privalomas klubo ir žaidėjo susitarimas dėl peržiūros, kuriuo būtina susitarti dėl: (1) žaidėjo apgyvendinimo išlaidų apmokėjimo; (2) žaidėjo kelionės išlaidų apmokėjimo; (3) žaidėjo maitinimo išlaidų apmokėjimo; (4) žaidėjo einamųjų išlaidų apmokėjimo. Susitarimas sudaromas pagal FIFA nustatytą formą (FIFA Trial Form);
- Jeigu klubas pažeidžia FIFA taisyklėse numatytus reikalavimus, klubo atžvilgiu FIFA gali taikyti sportines sankcijas.

Verta pažymėti, kad šie punktai galioja tarptautiniuose perėjimuose – kai Lietuvos pilietybę turintis futbolininkas dalyvauja peržiūroje užsienio futbolo klube arba legionierius dalyvauja peržiūroje Lietuvos futbolo klube

Jakelis tik pakalbėjo padkasto pradžioje prieš savaitę apie privalumus bendradarbiaujant su La Liga ir nužudė La Ligą: arba kažkas labai panašaus.

European Leagues General Assembly – Prague – Statement
https://europeanleagues.com/european-le ... statement/

During the meeting, the leagues discussed the following matters:

UEFA Club Competitions – revenue distribution model for 2024-27 cycle. The European Leagues endorsed the following:

• The leagues call on UEFA and football stakeholders for a substantial increase of the solidarity distribution to non-participating clubs from 4% to 10% of total UCC revenues;
• The projected increase of UCC revenues to €4.8b per season allows a major distribution increase for both participating and non-participating clubs.
• Strengthening the link of solidarity payments to specific projects dedicated to youth and talent development allows clubs who solely play in domestic competitions to better compete on the pitch and in the transfer market. This will champion and protect competitive balance in both domestic and international competitions.
• NPC Solidarity payments must be allocated exclusively to professional football clubs to help counterbalance the much greater distribution of revenues to UCC participating clubs while compensating domestic clubs for the enormous expansion of UCC matches and match dates as from the 2024-25 season.

UEFA urged to make ‘substantial increase’ in payments to non-elite European clubs
https://theathletic.com/4437971/2023/04 ... n-leagues/

The body that represents Europe’s domestic leagues has called on UEFA to make a “substantial increase” in the amount of money it dishes out to clubs that do not play in its highly lucrative club competitions.

One topic that was not discussed — publicly, anyway — at the general assembly was the fact that European Leagues itself has experienced some shrinkage, as Spain’s La Liga, one of its most prominent members, has recently left.

In his resignation letter, La Liga president Javier Tebas accused the organisation of failing to stand up for domestic football against the never-ending demands of the elite clubs, the growing influence of state-backed teams and increasing financial dominance of the Premier League.

G. Infantino paneigė kalbas dėl mėlynos kortelės futbole
https://eurofootball.lt/futbolo-naujien ... s-futbole/

Panašu, kad mėlynos kortelės futbole, nepaisant gandų, gali ir nebūti. Bene viso pasaulio futbolo vadas, FIFA prezidentas Gianni Infantino suskubo šias kalbas paneigti prieš IFAB susitikimą.

„Mėlynos kortelės? Tai yra tema, apie kurią mes net negalime diskutuoti. Jeigu norite antraštes, rašykite paprastai: perėjimas nuo raudonos kortelės iki mėlynos yra neįmanomas, jokių šansų“, – žiniasklaidos atstovams sakė G. Infantino.

Zambia face FIFA suspension, Olympic disqualification after political crisis in FA
https://theathletic.com/5460811/2024/04 ... uspension/

Zambia’s High Court issued an injunction preventing FAZ’s annual general meeting (AGM) from taking place as scheduled on Saturday, which came after FAZ’s president and general secretary were arrested and charged with money laundering offences, including obtaining money by false pretences and conspiracy to defraud, last week.

FIFA had sent FAZ a letter — published on FAZ’s official social media account and dated Friday, April 26 — following the injunction ordered by the High Court, stating that a failure to hold the AGM “appears to clearly amount to undue influence by third parties”.

CFCB concludes the monitoring of overdue payables for the 2023/24 season
https://www.uefa.com/news-media/news/02 ... s-for-the/

The UEFA Club Financial Control Body (CFCB) has finalised its assessment of the “no overdue payables” requirements as defined in the UEFA Club Licensing and Financial Sustainability Regulations.

During the 2023/24 season, thirteen clubs, namely Adana Demirspor (TUR), FK Auda (LVA), SC Braga (POR), PFC CSKA Sofia (BUL), FC Dinamo Tbilisi (GEO), Galatasaray A.Ş. (TUR), FC Ordabasy Shymkent (KAZ), FK Partizan (SRB), FC Porto (POR), Real Betis Balompié (ESP), Riga FC (LVA), CJSC FC Shakhtyor (BLR) and Vitória SC (POR) have been imposed disciplinary measures by the CFCB for having overdue payables.

Two clubs, Adana Demirspor (TUR) and CJSC FC Shakhtyor (BLR), appealed the CFCB First Chamber decisions before the CFCB Appeals Chamber.

The eleven clubs which did not appeal the decision of the CFCB First Chamber were imposed the following fines for having overdue payables and/or misreporting payables information:
- FC Porto (POR) - € 1,500,000,
- CSKA Sofia (BUL) - € 450,000 (*),
- Vitória SC (POR) - € 200,000,
- FC Dinamo Tbilisi (GEO) - € 80,000,
- SC Braga (POR) - € 40,000,
- FK Partizan (SRB) - € 40,000,
- Galatasaray A.Ş. (TUR) - € 30,000,
- Real Betis Balompié (ESP) - € 30,000,
- FC Ordabasy Shymkent (KAZ) - € 20,000,
- Riga FC (LVA) - € 10,000, and
- FK Auda (LVA) - € 10,000.

Furthermore, due to recidivism, payables overdue for more than 90 days during the season and/or breach of the club licensing criteria, FC Porto (POR), PFC CSKA Sofia (BUL) and Vitória SC (POR), were imposed a suspended exclusion (subject to the conditions below) from participating in the next one UEFA club competition for which they would otherwise qualify in the following three seasons (i.e. 2025/26, 2026/27 and 2027/28) as follows:

- For PFC CSKA Sofia (BUL), the exclusion is suspended for a probationary period of three seasons and will only be enforced if the club does not fulfil the solvency requirements in the 2024/25, 2025/26 and 2026/27 seasons.

- For FC Porto (POR), the exclusion is suspended for a probationary period of two seasons and will only be enforced if the club does not fulfil the solvency requirements in the 2024/25 and 2025/26 seasons; and

- For Vitória SC (POR), the exclusion is suspended for a probationary period of one season and will only be enforced if the club does not fulfil the solvency requirements in the 2024/25 season.

Finally, the CFCB Appeals Chamber decided as follows with regard to the two appeals lodged against the CFCB First Chamber decisions:

- For CJSC FC Shakhtyor (BLR), the CFCB Appeals Chamber confirmed the decision of the CFCB First Chamber which found that the club had failed to report overdue payables for club licensing. The club was imposed a fine of EUR 1,010,000 (*) as well as an exclusion from participating in the next one UEFA club competition for which the club would otherwise qualify in the next three seasons (i.e. 2024/25, 2025/26 and 2026/27).

- For Adana Demirspor (TUR), the CFCB Appeals Chamber confirmed the decision of the CFCB First Chamber which found that the club had overdue payables during the 2023/24 season. Due to misreporting, payables overdue for more than 90 days and substantial overdue payables that remained unpaid, the club was imposed an exclusion from participating in the next one UEFA club competition for which the club would otherwise qualify in the next three seasons (i.e. 2024/25, 2025/26 and 2026/27).

Europos futbolo čempionate – nauja taisyklė: už jos nusižengimą teisėjas baus geltona kortele
https://www.lrytas.lt/sportas/futbolas/ ... e-32230470

UEFA priėmė sprendimą, kad nuo šiol rungtynių metu su teisėju diskutuoti galės tik komandų kapitonai.<>Pridedama, kad jei rinktinės kapitonas yra vartininkas, tuomet turi būti paskirtas atsakingas žaidėjas aikštėje, kuris atliktų jam paskirtą kapitono vaidmenį diskusijai su arbitru.

Euro2024 delivers record numbers and €935m into HatTrick programme
https://www.insideworldfootball.com/202 ... programme/

UEFA will distribute more than €935 million of revenue from Euro2024 to its 55 member associations over the next four years. A further €331 million of prize money has been awarded to competing nations while €240 million was given to clubs who released players for the tournament.

UEFA said the Euro 2024 disbursements via the HatTrick programme are a 21% increase on 2020 and a new high water mark for the solidarity fund.

Galės ir vėl LFF vadovai girtis, kaip būtent jie atėję generuoja rekordinius biudžetus žiemą

Geresnio kandidato už save neradusi D.Gudzinevičiūtė apie konkurentą: „Neįtikina“

– Bet ar sutinkate, kad reikia kadencijų ribojimo?
– Manau, kad įrašyti tai būtų galima. Nors Konstitucinis teismas yra išaiškinęs, kad negali valstybė versti visuomenines organizacijas įsirašyti vieną ar kitą dalyką į savo įstatus.

Kadencijų ribojimo pradininkai buvo skandinavai, kurie į tai žiūrėjo labai rimtai. Bet dabar jie keičia nuomonę, nes prasidėjus karui Ukrainoje paaiškėjo, kad skandinavai su savo dviem kadencijomis neturi visiškai jokios įtakos pasaulio bendruomenei, nes per dvi kadencijas nei Europoje, nei pasaulyje neįgauni jokios įtakos, dažniausiai nesi atrenkamas į jokį valdymo organą.

Tarptautinis olimpinis komitetas nacionaliniams komitetams rekomenduoja tris arba keturias kadencijas.<...> Buvau susitikusi su IOC prezidentu, konsultavausi su juo apie tai, nes turėjau šiokių tokių dvejonių. Jis užtikrino, kad jie patys suinteresuoti, jog IOC nariai liktų pozicijose, kurios turi didesnę įtaką ir šalyje, ir regione.

https://www.15min.lt/sportas/naujiena/k ... 26-2303766