This article is a resume of a study carried out by Amnyos Group for the French Ministry of Sport. It provides an overview of the structure of sports financing in EU and recommendations in regards to securing the financing of...[more]

The 2012 Olympics in London is unlikely to meet the International Olympic Committee’s aims of being a lever for engaging with children, inspiring young athletes and fostering social cohesion, according to most research carried...[more]

Professor Simon Chadwick, Director of CIBS, is giving a webcast masterclass on the recession's influence on world sport. Watch his masterclass online.[more]

FIFA and UEFA have issued a joint statement rejecting the stance taken by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) concerning the 'whereabouts' rule relating to doping controls.[more]

The Danish referees Mads Hansen and Martin Gjeding report that they were offered bribes before a match in Romania during the World Handball Championship in June 2008. ”We were offered a cash payment of 30.000 Euro. We were...[more]

Mohammed Bin Hammam, the president of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and the most powerful man in Asian football, faces a challenge to his place on FIFA’s executive committee.[more]

Opinions remain divided over whether developing economies can bid for major sports events during the worldwide economic crisis even though Turkey this week applied to host the Euro 2016 football finals.[more]

UK-based football fans group Supporters Direct (SD) is setting up a European-wide network of football fans seeking to take ownership of their clubs with the backing of the sports’ governing body, UEFA.[more]

The first Youth Olympic Games (YOG) in Singapore next year is set to cost at least 25 times more than another sporting event in Finland this summer with a similar amount of competitors.[more]