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Council of Europe report slams FIFA, insisting on speedier reforms

23 April 2012

In a report released today the Council of Europe sharpens it tone against FIFA and provides new information about the scale of the corruption that has affected the world governing body of football. The report includes the full...[more]




New in Knowledge Bank: Threats to sporting integrity: doping, match-fixing and corruption

23 April 2012

In a presentation given at the Crime and Sport Research Conference in Canberra, Australia on 23 March, Sport and Anti-doping Consultant Catherine Ordway discusses the threat of corruption in sport.[more]




Bin Hammam appeals to CAS against FIFA’s lifetime ban

19 April 2012

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) met yesterday to hear the former FIFA executive Mohamed Bin Hammam’s appeal against his life-time ban from football.  The CAS hearing is expected to end today, but a decision is not...[more]




ANOC President resigns dramatically, citing corruption and unethical ploys against him

16 March 2012

The walls of the Olympic house are likely to keep quivering for some time ahead after one of the most experienced and powerful IOC members, the 79-year old ANOC President Mario Vázquez Raña, Thursday resigned from all his Olympic...[more]




No tears shed for Teixeira in Brazil, now it is FIFA’s turn

14 March 2012

Though obviously weakened, Ricardo Teixeira maintains strong alliances in an unchanged Brazilian football system. FIFA Statutes say he must leave world football’s governing body.[more]




Council of Europe pushes for action against corruption in FIFA and match-fixing

09 March 2012

In a meeting on Wednesday, a committee of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe took further steps in fighting unethical behaviour in sport when it unanimously adopted two resolutions proposing actions for ensuring...[more]




Warner threatens legal action against Trinidad and Tobago online newspaper

28 February 2012

The local Trinidad and Tobago online newspaper Wired868.com is being threatened with a lawsuit by ex-FIFA Vice President Jack Warner for defamation and libel in connection with an article about misappropriation of Haiti aid funds...[more]




Warner’s swansong?

23 February 2012

Trinidad and Tobago and wired868.com journalist Lasana Liburd believes that Warner isn’t finished yet despite renewed allegations against the former FIFA Vice-President.[more]




2012: A promising start for the villains of sport

16 February 2012

Comment: FIFA and the IOC have recently wasted a couple of good opportunities to discourage minor and major crooks at the start of the Olympic year.[more]




Police raid football body: World Cup players seize assets

10 February 2012

The Trinidad and Tobago Football Federation (TTFF) was subjected to a new low Wednesday morning as policemen swooped down on its Dundonald Street headquarters and seized removable assets.[more]




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