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FIFA’s new Ethics Committee fails first test

03 May 2013

Comment: The long awaited report from FIFA’s Ethics Committee about FIFA and the ISL affair is superficial, insufficient and confuses ethics with legal formalities. The exoneration of Blatter is made on a fragile basis.[more]


According to Jens Sejer Andersen, the clearance of Sepp Blatter (photo) and other FIFA officials is one of several flaws in FIFA's examination of the ISL affair. Photo by Agência Brasil/CC 3.0


Controversial ex-FIFA VP concedes his last political post

03 May 2013

Comment: Lasana Liburd who over the years has had his clashes with former bigwig in international football, Jack Warner, writes a personal account on the Trinidad-Tobago country fellow. Warner was forced to quit politics in the...[more]


Former CONCACAF president Jack Warner had a "breath-taking demand for television rights, football stadiums, pearl necklaces and visits from Nelson Mandela and David Beckham," writes Lasana Liburd in this comment piece. Photo: Warner (right) with Beckham (c)CONCACAF


CAF elections show a need for improved governance in African football

15 March 2013

Some of the members elected to the Confederation of African Football (CAF) executive committee, last weekend in Morocco, “hardly indicates that intellect, integrity and an unblemished reputation are qualities needed for earning a...[more]


The CAF General Assembly re-elected president Issa Hayatou (left) unopposed Photo: Hayatou and South African president Jacob Zuma during the African Cup of Nations 2013 (c) ZA Government/Flickr


Gibraltar farce

19 December 2012

Despite being a provisional member of UEFA, Gibraltar is being denied the chance to play international friendly matches due to a farcical mix-up between the European body and FIFA.[more]


Gibraltar (in red) is missing out on an international friendly due to a UEFA and FIFA mix-up, writes Menary. Photo by Steve Menary


The integrity of SportAccord

13 November 2012

There have been talks about setting up a match-fixing’s counterpart to WADA. Can SportAccord be a key player is this with the UCI top in its council, Andreas Selliaas asks in this comment piece, arguing that there might be a...[more]




'Rien ne va plus!': Karabatic and teammates betting that their own team would lose – but did they then lose intentionally?

03 October 2012

Losing a game intentionally in such a way that there is no legal evidence, is one of the inherent weaknesses in sports, writes handball expert Christer Ahl in this comment piece and calls for better means to detect cases like the...[more]


Montpellier handball players are currently under investigation for betting on thier own team to lose, but did they lose intentionally, asks Christer Ahl. Photo: Flickr/deavon29


The Olympics: Too big for democracies?

09 July 2012

If the size of the Olympics are not reduced, they may become awarded only to rich and authoritarian regimes in the future. Professor Jean-Loup Chappelet, sports governance expert at IDHEAP in Lausanne, analyses the risks of...[more]


How many people can the Olympic Rings hold? The issue of gigantism has been on the agenda for decades, but the games keep growing. Photo: SurreyNews/Flickr


Corruptibilitis: A European remedy for a global epidemic?

27 June 2012

The Olympic ticket scandal is a symptom of a more widespread disease in the Olympic family. Europe looks for a remedy, but will Rogge add reform to his own legacy?[more]


The IOC top reacted promptly against the 27 ticket touters, but will it pursue a more extensive reform? Photo: tompagenet/Flickr


Self regulation is the key to protecting integrity in sport

27 September 2011

Europe needs stronger governance within the sports themselves so that it becomes impossible for players, presidents, officials or anyone else to affect the outcomes of sporting contests, argues Khalid Ali, Secretary General at...[more]


Photo: ESSA


Anti-doping: Widening the net against a common enemy

23 September 2011

Sport is huge business and the influence of the underworld is getting greater by the year. The threat is so acute that it needs to be addressed head on, argues David Howman, Director General of WADA, in the fifth contribution to...[more]


David Howman stresses the need for co-operation between the sport system and law enforcement in the fight against corruption in sport.


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