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Who took the bribes? FIFA corruption and the ISL

This theme page is dedicated to news about FIFA corruption, with specific focus on the ISL case.

Through its conferences and website, Play the Game has focused closely on FIFA for the past decade. Investigative journalists, academics and sports officials have often debated FIFA critically, while FIFA has consistently declined invitations to join the debates and explain its actions.

 

In newspaper articles, FIFA  complains its answers have been misrepresented by investigative reporter Andrew Jennings.

Play the Game asked FIFA president Sepp Blatter to answer seven key questions raised by the book and have the answers published unedited on Play the Game’s website.

Read the letter to FIFA and FIFA's reply


 


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]




Sums of bribes for top FIFA officials exposed at hearing in Brazil

02 November 2011

Within the last month, investigative journalist Andrew Jennings has obtained documents that show the names of sports officials who received a total of 175 secret payments in bribes from the now defunct ISL sports marketing...[more]




The Titanic challenge of Joseph S. Blatter

06 June 2011

The FIFA reforms introduced by its re-elected president Blatter may end up increasing corruption rather than stopping it, and there is a real risk of split in the so-called FIFA family[more]




What took you so long?

13 May 2011

FIFA's new anti-corruption initiative leaves a lot to wish for, says match fixing expert and author Declan Hill in this comment where he expresses worries that without money put aside for enforcement and investigation - also into...[more]




Swiss MP calls for anti-corruption legislation

21 January 2011

In the wake of the corruption allegations that clouded the FIFA World Cup elections in December last year, Swiss politicians now want to put pressure on the sports federations currently enjoying tax exemptions and other fiscal...[more]




FIFA dismisses BBC corruption claims, IOC prepares investigation

30 November 2010

The controversial and much talked about BBC Panorama documentary “FIFA’s Dirty Secrets” aired yesterday evening, naming names of three FIFA officials who were exposed as bribe-takers in the world’s biggest sport corruption case –...[more]




New revelations: FIFA Executives named as ISL bribe-takers

29 November 2010

Three days before the election of the hosts of the 2018 and 2022 football World Cups, new documents have appeared that bring heavy charges against top FIFA officials.[more]




The Magicians of Sport: How the Greatest Corruption Scandal in World Sport Vanished Before We Knew It Existed

19 October 2010

Presentation by Jens Sejer Andersen held at the UCSIA international workshop 'Sports, A Matter of Peace?' on FIFA, the ISL scandal and the need for an anti-corruption agency in sport.[more]




Prosecutor's office links FIFA officials to bribery scandal

24 June 2010

Senior FIFA Officials were centrally involved in the biggest and most spectacular bribery scandal in Olympic history, Swiss prosecutor's office confirms.[more]




Only minor convictions in corruption case against ISL executives

09 July 2008

In March this year, a Swiss court produced evidence that in the period from 1989 to 2001, the now defunct International Sport and Leisure company (ISL) paid officials from a number of sports federations 87.5 million euros to...[more]




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