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21.04.2021

Sarah Lewis OBE OLY runs for International Ski Federation presidency

Sarah Lewis OBE OLY has announced her candidacy for President of the International Ski Federation (FIS - Fédération Internationale de Ski), the world’s largest winter sports governing body.

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02.09.2015

Louise Martin elected Commonwealth Games Federation president

Louise Martin has been elected president of the Commonwealth Games Federation, unseating Prince Imran of Malaysia to become the first woman to hold the position. 

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19.08.2015

Seb Coe: presidency gives IAAF chance to renew itself

Sebastian Coe said the IAAF presidential election campaign, through which he received 115 (56 per cent) of the votes of 207 member federations, has created an opportunity for the organisation to re

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20.07.2015

FIFA to bring in new president and reforms in 2016

FIFA’s executive committee met today to take the first steps towards transforming the organisation, discussing key areas of reform and setting the date for the presidential election and Extraordina

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03.06.2015

The democratisation of FIFA

Joseph “Sepp” Blatter’s surprise announcement on June 2 that he was resigning as president of FIFA was sensational, not least because it happened just four days after his re-election for a historic

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03.06.2015

Blatter resigns as corruption claims escalate

With charges of corruption within FIFA escalating, president Sepp Blatter announced on Tuesday that he will resign to make way for “deep-rooted structural change”. 

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27.05.2015

FIFA can’t go on like this, says Prince Ali

With several FIFA officials charged with corruption just two days before the presidential election, HRH Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein of Jordan has called for an end to FIFA’s ongoing crisis. 

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24.04.2015

Pope and Prince Ali discuss football’s power to develop

With just over a month to go before the FIFA presidential election, candidate HRH Princ

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31.03.2015

Louise Martin: Just believe in yourself and do it

Having led the bid for Glasgow’s universally-acclaimed Commonwealth Games and served as long-st

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24.03.2015

Prince Ali: Imagine a rejuvenated FIFA

I bring you greetings from my home country of Jordan; a land of peace; a country that serves as a bridge between cultures; and a mediator in times of conflict; a country that is at the crossroads o

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24.02.2015

Luis Figo welcomes winter World Cup in Qatar

Luis Figo, the retired Portuguese footballer who is running for the presidency of FIFA, has said that the organisation is right to recommend hosting the World Cup in late November and December 2022

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19.02.2015

Luis Figo strikes to break up FIFA’s power

Luis Figo was the first of the candidates for the FIFA presidency to launch his manifesto today, proposing radical changes to an organisation that he says has deteriorated under the current leaders

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03.02.2015

Prince Ali tackles FIFA’s “culture of intimidation”

Presidential candidate HRH Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein of Jordan produced his

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29.01.2015

FIFA Election: how Blatter’s challengers compare

The presidents of the world’s 209 Football Associations will elect the president of FIFA at the FIFA Congress on 29 May. 

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28.01.2015

Luis Figo runs for presidency of "deteriorating" FIFA

Luis Figo on Wednesday put himself forward as a candidate for the presidency of FIFA, promising to improve the organisation “deteriorating” image and remove its association with “scandal”.

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11.01.2015

FIFA must end secrecy, says presidential candidate Prince Ali

Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein of Jordan has kicked off his bid for the FIFA presidency by telling media that the organisation must become more transparent.

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