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Zen-Ruffinen applauds new rules to protect football referees

23 December 2005

Attempts to apply pressure on football referees are so rife that it has been necessary for football organisations to appoint neutral inspectors to travel with referees.[more]




Play the Game publishes contested letter from ex-FIVB Secretary General

23 December 2005

Play the Game can now publish the 22 pages long attack by Jean-Pierre Seppey on his former employers at the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB). The contents of Seppey's letter are fiercely contested by the FIVB who calls...[more]




Particpants deem Play the Game 2005 a success

23 December 2005

Play the Game 2005 was a success. At least that is the almost unanimous verdict from the 137 respondents who took part in the net-based evaluation survey which was sent to all conference participants shortly after the conference.[more]




Former Secretary General launches surprise attack on the FIVB

09 December 2005

The Volleygate affair has taken a new and surprising turn. The former Secretary General of the International Volleyball Federation, Jean-Pierre Seppey, has launched a head-on attack on his former employers. He demands damages of...[more]




Swedish volleyball leader expelled for indirect criticism of FIVB

07 December 2005

In October 2001, the Swedish volleyball leader Lasse Svensson received a letter from the International Volleyball Federation. The letter informed him that after serving volleyball nationally and internationally for 30 years, he...[more]




Play the Game publishes Statement on Integrity and Anti-Corruption in Sport

10 November 2005

The final session of the Play the Game conference saw Jan Borgen of the global anti-corruption coalition Transparency International present the conclusions of a working group charged with the task of preparing a declaration on...[more]




Statement for Integrity and Anti-Corruption in Sport

10 November 2005

There is growing awareness in sport of the risks posed by corruption and other unethical behaviour, and the public is expecting greater accountability and probity from the sports sector.[more]




Zen-Ruffinen calls on the public to hold sport organisations accountable

10 November 2005

The former general secretary of FIFA, Michel Zen-Ruffinen, today wrapped up the Play the Game conference by stating that international sport organisations need new rules or structures in order to counter corruption and improve...[more]




Mario Goijman receives Play the Game Award

10 November 2005

Mario Goijman, former president of the former Argentine Volleyball Federation, was today awarded the Play the Game Award for his courage and commitment in bringing to light the theft and corruption that has taken place in the...[more]




Chinese sports journalism: the search for cynicism

10 November 2005

Mary Nicole Nazzaro, lecturer and former sports journalist, gave an attention-grabbing address to Play the Game on her experiences in China. Taking time out from her job lecturing on sports journalism at Shantou University, Ms...[more]




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