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FIFPro publishes Black Book on Eastern Europe

13 February 2012

The World Players Union (FIFPro) has published a new report on the working conditions for Eastern European football players, who must struggle every day with lacking salary payments, violence, racism and match-fixing.[more]


New report from FIFPro shows that there is not much to cheer for in Eastern European football. Photo: Flickr/nojich


The polluter-pays principle applied to sport

02 August 2011

Comment: It is worth considering if the polluter-pays principle could be used in sport as a tool against doping, hooliganism, corruption and other forms of inappropriate behaviour, argues Jean-Loup Chappelet in this comment...[more]


Who should pay for the damages and costs that sometimes follow sporting events? Photo by Flickr user thombo2 used under a CC license 2.0


Racism, ethnic discrimination and social exclusion in sport

02 November 2010

New report from the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) investigates racism, ethnic discrimination and the exclusion of migrants and minorities in sport across the European Union.[more]


New report on racism, ethnic discrimination and exclusion of migrants and minorities in sport


Comment: Merely 'drums and feathers'

20 November 2009

When the torch passes through Canada's aboriginal communities it won't shed any light on the poverty that keeps their children from the Olympic dream[more]


A group of young skiers practicing at Chippewa of Nawash First Nation. Photo (c) Laura Robinson


VANOC draws on indigenous symbols but fails to support indigenous athletes

18 December 2008

In this op ed, first published in the Ottawa Citizen, Laura Robinson comments on the lack of attention paid to the Canadian aboriginal athletes by the Vancouver Olympic Games organizer, VANOC, despite the extensive use of...[more]




Chairman of South African sports committee puts race over sporting abilities

07 May 2007

South African sports committee takes drastic measure against rugby team in order to pay attention to racial composition in the transformation process.[more]




Fears in Ukraine for neo-nazi influence on football

31 January 2007

Whilst the wider football community in Europe may think of Ukraine mainly in terms of its joint bid with Poland for the European Championships in 2012, Ukrainian Ultras Against Racism now urges the very same football community to...[more]




International cricket will throw out racist spectators

29 September 2006

The International Cricket Council (ICC) is lawyering up in an attempt to stamp out racism at cricket matches. The Chief Executives’ Committee has decided to ask a lawyer to draft legislation to deal with racist behaviour at...[more]




FIFA takes action against Croatian fans forming human swastika

24 August 2006

A group of about 60 Croatian football fans positioned themselves to form a swastika and made nazi salutes during an international friendly between Croatia and Italy last week. The incident has been reported to FIFA’s Disciplinary...[more]




MEP urges tv stations to help combat football racism

17 March 2006

Television stations should turn off sounds or colour when a racist incident occurs on the stadium during a football match. This was one of the more colourful suggestions made by a member of the European Parliament, Claude Moraes,...[more]




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