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FIFA investigates: World Cup host Qatar in the hot seat

28 August 2012

Three major investigations into corruption in global soccer are putting the credibility of major soccer associations and World Cup 2022 host Qatar to the test and could challenge the Gulf state’s successful bid as well as a...[more]


Blatter announcing the host of the 2022 World Cup: Qatar. Photo from FIFA's live stream.


Blatter told to clean up or resign

23 August 2012

Co-head of FIFA’s Ethics Committee, Joachim Eckert, wants to tackle corruption in FIFA and wants to punish anyone standing in the way – even when it comes to president Sepp Blatter, he stated in an interview with the German news...[more]


Co-head of FIFA's Ethics Committee warns that not even Blatter's job is safe in the fight to weed out corruption in FIFA. Photo: thesportreview/Flickr


Experience Play the Game at EASM 2012

23 August 2012

Prominent keynote speakers from the international world of sport and a long line of special Play the Game symposia will give spectators a taste of Play the Game as an integral part of EASM 2012 in Aalborg, Denmark, on 18-21...[more]


German investigative journalist and blogger Jens Weinreich is one of the speakers at Play the Game's symposia at EASM 2012 in Aalborg, Denmark.


FIFA’s top reformers discuss their key proposals at EASM 2012 conference

23 August 2012

The former president of the German Football Association, Theo Zwanziger, and head of FIFA’s Independent Governance Committee, Mark Pieth, are among the keynote speakers at the EASM conference in Aalborg, Denmark, taking place on...[more]


Theo Zwanziger, member of FIFA's Executive Committee, will be one of the keynote speakers at EASM 2012 in Aalborg, Denmark. Photo: boellstiftung/Flickr


Lost in translation

22 August 2012

It is not always easy to see where the line is drawn for the Olympic spirit, as several cases have shown us during this year’s Olympic Games, Andreas Selliaas concludes in this comment piece discussing what fair play means in...[more]


Chris Hoy, Jason Kenny and Philip Hindes pose before the press after winning the gold medal in the mens sprint - after a questionable exploitation of the rules. Photo: anonlinegreenworld/Flickr


Nine out of ten fans think football prices are too high

20 August 2012

While many Premier League clubs have raised the prices of season tickets, nine out of 10 football supporters in the UK think ticket prices are too high, according to a survey by the Football Supporters’ Federation (FSF). The...[more]


Ticket prices may cause fans to stay away from the stadiums. Photo: Lawrie Cate/Flickr


London sporting legacy might be an over-promise

15 August 2012

The claim that a London Games would inspire a generation to do more sport is in danger of being an over-promise, writes the Guardian’s David Conn. After the Olympic dust settles and the euphoria ebbs out, Britain is still left...[more]


The London Olympics ended with a spectacular show - but will it leave an equally spectacular legacy? Photo: houghtonbirds/Flickr


Gangs and corruption in Australian horse racing

10 August 2012

Australian horse-racing is facing the biggest corruption scandal in decades as a murder investigation exposes race-fixing, money laundering, tax fraud and tipping involving horse-races across Australia. Australians have a long...[more]


New investigations allege that Australian horse-racing is ripe with corruption. Photo: pyjama/Flickr


Australia should be demanding and achieving better

08 August 2012

Australia, one of the world’s leading sports nations, has so far not lived up to its own expectations at the London 2012 Olympics. This has caused serious public debate and prompted the president of the Australian Olympic...[more]


Australia, one of the world’s leading sports nations, has so far not lived up to its own expectations at the London 2012 Olympics. Photo: David Ian Roberts/Flickr


Former FBI director to investigate bin Hammam

07 August 2012

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has brought in former FBI director Louis Freeh to assist in the investigation of the corruption accusations against the suspended AFC president Mohamed bin Hammam. Bin Hammam...[more]




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