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Former FIFA executive will be keynote speaker at EASM 2012

30 March 2012

Former International Director of FIFA, Jérôme Champagne, joins EASM 2012 as a keynote speaker.[more]


Photo: Tine Harden


IIHF urged to consider boycot of Belarus

30 March 2012

The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) is to consider moving the 2014 hockey world championship in Belarus to a different country “until the regime shows commitment to human rights and the rule of law” stated a European...[more]


Photo: _becaro_/Flickr


New British bribery legislation will also affect international football transfers

30 March 2012

At the Soccerex conference in Manchester, UK, Lawyer Andrew Trollope urged football clubs to draw up anti-bribery and corruption policies. Steve Menary reports from the conference.[more]


Andrew Trollope at the Soccerex conference. Photo credit: Action Images / Carl Recine Livepic


Financial Fair Play in the Premier League?

30 March 2012

In a session on Financial Management of Clubs at the Soccerex conference in Manchester, UK, Trevor Birch, a former chief executive of five top English clubs, argued that UEFA's Financial Fair Play rules would create a more level...[more]


Photo: Beacon Radio/Flickr


New magazine on Play the Game 2011

29 March 2012

Missed the Play the Game 2011 conference in Cologne or want to relive the some of the many highlights? The newly published 36-page fully illustrated magazine on the Play the Game 2011 conference covers a large selection of the...[more]




FIVB allows alternative to bikinis

29 March 2012

Volleyball's world body, the FIVB, has changed the rules for beach volley uniforms, offering alternatives to the bikini in order to appeal more to players with other religious or cultural requirements.  After a three...[more]


Beach Volley players can now choose alternatives to the skimpy uniforms. Photo: Jonas in China/Flickr


Eaton reveals changes in FIFA's programme against match-fixing

29 March 2012

In a panel on Betting in Football at the Soccerex conference in Manchester, UK, FIFA's head of security, Chris Eaton, revealed that FIFA has put its whistle-blowing and amnesty programme on hold. Steve Menary reports from the...[more]


FIFA's head of security Chris Eaton at the Soccerex conference. Photo credit: Kirsty McGregor / Soccerex via Action Images


Sport between business and civil society

23 March 2012

The main theme of the EASM 2012 conference in Aalborg, Denmark, on 18-21 September 2012 will be ‘Sport between business and civil society.’[more]




Extended deadline for paper submission to the 20th EASM Conference in Aalborg, Denmark

23 March 2012

The deadline for paper submission to the 20th EASM Conference taking place in Aalborg, Denmark, on 18-21 September 2012 has been extended two weeks. EASM therefore invites you and your colleagues/peers...[more]




UEFA gives ground to Gibraltar's fight to join international football

23 March 2012

Gibraltar's wish to join UEFA as a full member has always been opposed by Spain. But now UEFA is giving way to discussions, reports Steve Menary.[more]


Gibraltar in red playing against the Isle of Wight at the 2011 Island Games. Photo: Steve Menary.


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