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Blatter cleared by FIFA ISL examination

30 April 2013

Today the long awaited official FIFA report into the ISL affair was released. The report is written by Hans-Joachim Eckert, head of the FIFA ethics committee's adjudicatory chamber and looks into the ethical responsibilities in...[more]


FIFA president Blatter may have been "clumsy" but his conduct in the ISL case "could not be classified in any way as misconduct with regard to any ethics rules," states FIFA report.


FIFA's Rotten Reform Record

26 April 2013

As a part of FIFA's Independent Governance Committee, Alexandre Wrage has first hand experience with FIFA's reform process. This week, Wrage decided to leave the IGC, and in this comment piece (originally printed on forbes.com)...[more]


FIFA president Blatter has all but declared “Mission Accomplished” with regards to FIFA's reform process, writes Alexandra Wrage. Photo: The Sport Review/Flickr


Nicolas Leoz resigns from FIFA ExCo

24 April 2013

South American football president Nicolas Leoz has resigned from FIFA’s Executive Committee “for health and personal reasons” writes a FIFA press statement. Leoz, who was made president for life of the South American Football...[more]


Nicolas Leoz (right) has resigned from the FIFA Executive Committee. Photo: Fernando Lugo Méndez/Flickr


Jack Warner quits over CONCACAF integrity report

22 April 2013

A report released during the CONCACAF congress in Panama this weekend outlines harsh allegations of fund embezzlement committed by then FIFA vice-president Jack Warner and former CONCACAF general secretary Chuck Blazer. The...[more]


New report accuses former CONCACAF executives Jack Warner (middle) and Chuck Blazer (right) of enriching themselves with the confederation's money. Photo: CONCACAF congress 2011 in Miami (c) Jens Weinreich


More football violence in Argentina and new tragedies in South America

18 April 2013

Violent acts from football supporters keep on taking place in Argentina and the situation does not look as though it will improve in the short term.[more]


14 people were killed in Argentina since January 2012 due to football related violence. Photo: Supporters of Argentinean football club Newell's by Flickr/Joelr


Corrupt federations will face increased pressure

16 April 2013

There is an increasing demand from the outside world for sports’ international organisations to take an active role in fighting corruption and undemocratic forms of leadership in their own ranks. This became evident at Play the...[more]


The concluding panel debate at the seminar "The Challenge for Europe in the Governance of Sport" featured a wide range of experts. Photo: Play the Game


Governance seminar presentations now available for download

09 April 2013

Presentations from the one-day seminar 'The Challenge for Europe in the Governance of Sport' have now been made available for download.[more]


More than 100 experts participated in the governance seminar 'The Challenge for Europe in the Governance of Sport' on 8 April 2013.


The Challenge for Europe in the Governance of Sport

09 April 2013

On 8 April 2013, Play the Game hosted a one-day seminar in Brussels titled 'the Challenge for Europe in the Governance of Sport'. The seminar marked the conclusion of the AGGIS project, and provided a platform to reveal the final...[more]


The seminar 'The Challenge for Europe in the Governance of Sport' was attended by more than 100 researchers, journalists, governance experts and sports leaders.


Sports Governance Observer: A new tool against corruption in sport

08 April 2013

Sports organisations who want to curb corruption and mismanagement in their own ranks, will soon have a tool developed by experts at their hand: The Sports Governance Observer.[more]




Video interviews with experts on good governance

08 April 2013

In a series of video interviews, experts involved in the AGGIS project clarify the definition of basic elements in the framework of good governance in international sports organisations.[more]


Biba Klomp from the European Journalism Centre is one of the experts being interviewed on good governance. See the interviews at www.aggis.eu


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