Showing posts with label fifa. Show all posts
Showing posts with label fifa. Show all posts

Tuesday, 9 August 2011

London 2012 Olympics violence raises

The spread of unrest that began on Saturday night in North London Tottenham after police shootings, and closer to the Olympic pool Monday when sporadic violence erupted in the area of Hackney, east London."You can imagine the extent of police would be if this were to happen during the Olympics," said Tony Travers, an expert in local government at the London School of Economics. "So I think that this will create unease in the City Hall and the Ministry of Interior."It's not so much that this could happen again, it is unlikely, as it reminds people in charge that while the Olympic Games is continuing, any other major event will be complicated."Groups of young people, many wearing hoods and masks attacked the shops and windows in Hackney. And pelted riot police with pieces of wood and other things.He said the government had arrested more than 200 people and more than twenty charged over the three days of trouble. Police said the police officers and wounded at least 35 people.Sports and also felt the effect, with the football they are called off because the police there is a need to focus their resources on violence. West Ham said the police she had to postpone the match the League Cup on Tuesday against Aldershot, because "all the major public events in London had to be re-arrangement", while the South London and Charlton said he called the Cup match against Reading off for "security reasons" On the advice of the police.Hackney is one of the five neighborhoods include the Olympic Park, a 1 square miles (2.5 km ²) site, which will be the focus of games, which begin on July 27, 2012. I took the violence on Monday as he fell about 4 miles (6.5 km) from the garden.Park includes the Olympic Stadium, which will host the opening and closing ceremonies, competition track and field, as well as track and water sports center, an arena for basketball, handball and the main square of the press and broadcast center.And other Olympic venues are located in different locations around the capital, including Hyde Park (triathlon), Horse Guards Display (beach volleyball), and Wembley Stadium (football), Wimbledon (tennis). There was no violence in those areas.Of civil society leaders and organizers of the Olympic Games, the violence was a reminder of the unwelcome volatility in London, less than two weeks after the city celebrated the countdown to one year to play with the sensation.The International Olympic Committee said it was confidence in the British authorities. "Security at the Olympic Games is a top priority for the IOC.And refused to LOCOG, and the Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games to London, to comment on the trouble, in what appeared to be an attempt to avoid making any link between violence and games.Set two police cars and a double-decker bus on Saturday, fire, looted shops and the Garden, reduced many of the buildings along the street five major Tottenham miles (eight kilometers) from the Olympic Games smoldering shells.The unrest broke out by the police shooting, but some of the blame for unemployment, sensitive police looting and opportunism of the worst acts of violence in the city has seen in years.Insisted the police, politicians and disorder in the work of a criminal minority, and not a sign of social tensions or security lapses ahead of the Olympics in 2012.Britain was preparing for a huge security operation for the Olympic Games, but most of the attention was on the threat of international terrorism.Police officers will be about 12,000 on duty every day of the games that have a security budget of at least £ 475000000 (770 million).Given to suicide bombers attacked London a day after the games in 2005, and the transport network in London, killing 52 people.

Friday, 22 July 2011

Football match fixing

 Chris Eaton, who is responsible for overseeing the team's attempts to tackle corruption, he told of the suspected criminals enticed players to contracts before they are passed results.It rig is a form of trafficking, in my view - the purpose of trafficking crime, "Eaton was quoted as saying. There are examples of players , who has been abandoned, as have only anecdotal evidence perform.It, at this point, but it is clear. they (the match-fixers) are often the target of the people will humble origins.They junior competitions and recruit families for players mainly through the attraction of cash. "I can get you or contract to play in Europe or South America. "They are investing in the development of players and officials, and then expect to pay - they want their cut.Eaton speaking after the conclusion of the Court of Finland, this week, which saw the Singaporean National sentenced to prison for the match - fixing the country's premier football league.Wilson Raj Perumal was sentenced by the Court of Rovaniemi, the capital of Lapland, with two years' imprisonment and damage to 150,000 euros (213.000 USD) for masterminding the match - fixing with the help of nine former players for Rovaniemi FC RoPS.The players - seven Zambians and two - had been convicted of conditional sentences, such as from six months to one year and eight months, and losses totaling more than 200,000 euros.Eaton, a former Interpol officer, said FIFA was studying a series of measures to try and overcome the match-fixing.These includes a briefing on the players at the ages of 17 to 20, is considered the most vulnerable prior to FIFA competitions.

Thursday, 21 July 2011

The new goal line technology systems FIFA

FIFA, Europe is examined between September and December the Swiss Federal Institute of Materials, all from the goal line technology systems did not identify the following nine nine candidates, the game day is to take the test in order to gain approval for use. Science and technology. "Each company's technology at each of both daytime and night-lit conditions, over a wide range of conditions to be scrutinized," FIFA is determined according to the agency's rules statement.FIFA, the International Football Federation Council, the results trials.The IFAB panel consisting of four British associations and FIFA officials in London next month to consider and to invite the best system in the second round, was successful in the next scheduled meeting in July You can approve the system.First, the nine candidates, "the accuracy of 90% in the first place, as well as the required 100% accuracy of the tests, static and dynamic accuracy, recognition of the free shot on goal." Technologies in their FIFA must also indicate if the goal has been scored is necessary that it should be the referee of the match, you know within a second.To vibrate a message in both the signals that the credentials necessary to send the watch of the trial "will be the relay. This indicator is receiving all of the locations are located in the field of play the referee, 2010 England or Cup.Blatter need to reverse the opposition to the tests in the technical areas.FIFA president Sepp Blatter after being denied a clear goal in the second round loss to Germany in the world of the year, the plan technology despite being opposed by UEFA president Michel Platini's influence, said that could place Brazil in the World Cup in 2014. He has an additional assistant referees at the side of each goal beneficial uses.Nine Systems was previously tested at the FIFA headquarters IFAB annual meeting of the month prior to its accuracy unacceptable.Hawk - Eye, a company owned by Sony that is used in tennis and cricket ball tracking technology, The system is using the camera because it was not authorized to participate must be set to the stadium.