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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]




The Biggest Decision in Sport Now Means Nothing

30 November 2010

Comment: With 25% of the 24 FIFA Executive Committee members allegedly involved in taking bribes, Declan Hills argues in favour of postponing the World Cup decision.[more]


Should the BBC have aired the Panorama documentary before the World Cup decision? Photo (c) flickr user The CBI. Used under a Creative Commons 2.0 licence.


Korean toilet-diplomacy

30 November 2010

Comment: In the bathroom, during the opening ceremony of the World Cup in South Africa this summer, the North Korean ambassador in Pretoria grabbed hold of the arm of his South Korean counterpart and threatened South Korea with...[more]


North Korea vs South Korea at the World Cup 2010 qualifying games in 2008. Photo (c) flickr user candiceecidnac. Used under a Creative Commons 2.0 licence.


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]


FIFA's headquarter in Zürich. Photo by Flickr user julianlimjl used under a Creative Commons License 2,0


Controversial BBC documentary on FIFA corruption airs tonight – three days before the World Cup election

29 November 2010

Thursday December 2nd is the day when FIFA’s recently amputated Executive Committee will cast their votes for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups and the nine bidding Committees and the rest of the world will find out who will win the...[more]




Will the Sochi Olympics stop NATO-expansion?

23 November 2010

At the NATO summit this weekend, the alliance decided to enter into closer cooperation with Russia and launched 2014 as the year of withdrawal from Afghanistan. 2014 is not any year for Russia; this is the year when the Russian...[more]


Photo by Flickr user TofflerAnn. Used under a Creative Commons 2.0 licence


World Soccer Commentary - FIFA and the governance of world soccer

22 November 2010

EVENTS at the World Cup in South Africa and the climax to the 2018 and 2022 bidding process have proved beyond question that FIFA’s structure is no longer adequate to govern the worldwide game of association football in the 21st...[more]




FIFA bans two Executive Committee members

18 November 2010

At a FIFA press conference earlier today, Claudio Sulser, Chairman of FIFA’s Ethics Committee, presented the decisions made by the Ethics Committee to ban the two FIFA executives, accused of selling their votes in the election to...[more]


Chairman of FIFA's Ethics Committee, Claudio Sulser, presenting the results of the Ethics Committee's investigation


Doping and the role of the sports physician

16 November 2010

There has hardly been a major drugs scandal in which sports physicians have not been central actors. If we wish to understand patterns of drug use in sport then we need to examine the central role of sports physicians in the use...[more]




Mathare youth wins global peacekeeping award

16 November 2010

The Mathare Youth Sports Association (MYSA) won a 2010 Common Ground Award for its innovative community and peace building programmes with youth in the Mathare slums, with young refugees in the Kakuma Camp in northwest Kenya,...[more]


MYSA Executive Director Peter Karanja receives the award from Search for Common Ground Founder/President John Marks at the National Geographic Society headquarters in Washington. Photo credit: SFCG


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