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FIFA president Sepp Blatter wants to scrap the ‘rotation system’ currently used to determine the continental hosts of the FIFA World Cup.
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Casey Wasserman, chairman and CEO of Wasserman Media Group, has been elected to the LA84 Foundation’s board of directors.
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NBA Commissioner David Stern heralded London’s 02 Arena as a potential venue for regular pre-season NBA games.
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ESPN is to launch a new action sports championship event from the ESPN X Games team—the Moto X World Championships.
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The Eurosport Group announced the appointment of Simon Crane as Managing Director of Eurosport UK.
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Many of the world’s biggest and best known sports properties are the subject of entries short-listed for the inaugural SportBusiness ISEMS Awards, to be presented at Wembley Stadium, London, on October 31.
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UK-based sponsorship and PR agency, M&C Saatchi Sport & Entertainment, has named a new senior management team.
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The ATP, governing body of the men’s professional tennis circuit, awarded 10 cities “500” status for the new-look 2009 ATP Tour.
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Dmitry Chernyshenko, the newly appointed CEO of the Sochi 2014 Olympic Games organising committee, told SportBusiness that he relishes the challenges ahead and will soon announce his new team.
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Following in the footsteps of the NBA, executives from Euroleague Basketball have met with city and sporting officials from Shanghai to forge sporting and business ties.
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Russian president Vladimir Putin told IOC President Jacques Rogge that Dmitry Chernyshenko is to be appointed as the CEO of the Sochi 2014 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games Organising Committee.
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The International Archery Federation (FITA) will launch the bidding process for its 2010 and 2011 World Cup Final events on October 1.
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The 2016 Olympic Games bidding city of Madrid has avoided controversy in its choice of bid logo by offering up the designs for a public vote.
Business

French Ligue 1 club Olympique Lyonnais agreed a ten-year deal with the Sportfive agency. Sportfive will help the club maximise revenues from its new stadium and aid the club’s international development.
Business

Arsenal Football Club said that turnover has broken the £200 million barrier after the move to the Emirates Stadium.
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Nike has named John Slusher as vice president of global sports marketing for the sporting goods giant.
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The inaugural SportBusiness ISEMS Awards have attracted entries from all parts of the world, covering some of global sports biggest and most prestigious events underlining the importance of these awards to the Sports Event Management industry.
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The Beijing 2008 Olympic torch relay will no longer go through Taiwan after negotiations between Taiwanese and Chinese officials broke down.