Play the Game Home / News / News archive


Share this page

News archive 2013


Gibraltar to become member of UEFA despite Spanish resistance

08 September 2006

Gibraltar – the tiny British overseas territory below Spain – should be given the opportunity to become a member of UEFA, the European football governing body. So rules the International Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in...[more]




FIFA does not feel obliged to work with difficult journalists

08 September 2006

FIFA does not see any reason to comment further on allegations in Andrew Jennings’ book, “Foul!”, and also maintains its right not to enter into discussions with or answer to journalists who oppose FIFA and severely violates the...[more]




Chairman of Play the Game resigns

08 September 2006

Michael Andersen has resigned his post as chairman of the board of Play the Game. Andersen has taken up a new job as director of the Danish elite sports institution Team Danmark and he is worried that it could lead to conflicts...[more]




Blood profiles and anti-doping expert to clean up cycling

08 September 2006

The beleaguered cycling sport is breaking new paths in its attempts to combat doping and restore public trust. The German Cycling Federation, BDR, has decided that all professional cyclists riding for German teams must submit to...[more]




Young Chinese athletes in collective doping case

24 August 2006

Chinese anti-doping officials have uncovered a case of collective doping at a sports school for young athletes in the Liaoning province. On a surprise visit to the school, officials found steroids and EPO and saw school staff...[more]




Ismail Bhamjee looses all football posts after World Cup ticket affair

24 August 2006

Ismail Bhamjee, the FIFA executive member exposed by a newspaper for selling tickets for World Cup matches at three times their nominal value, has now lost all his positions in African and international football.[more]




FIVB will not give the three millions it promised the UN

24 August 2006

The International Federation of Volleyball FIVB shall not give the UN the three million dollars cheque promised in January 2005 after the tsunami tragedy of Christmas 2004.[more]




FIFA takes action against Croatian fans forming human swastika

24 August 2006

A group of about 60 Croatian football fans positioned themselves to form a swastika and made nazi salutes during an international friendly between Croatia and Italy last week. The incident has been reported to FIFA’s Disciplinary...[more]




Director of Swedish anti-doping organisation sniffed cocaine

24 August 2006

A Swedish anti-doping organisation has lost its director, former athlete Sven Nylander, after Nylander was picked up by the police for sniffing cocaine. A serious problem for the organisation Ren Idrott - Clean Sport - whose...[more]




Seminar in Copenhagen: The Great Nordic Gambling War

21 August 2006

The Nordic countries find themselves at war about a billion-Euro market. Corporate international gaming and betting companies have started a tough competition with the public gaming monopolies which generate fortunes to sport and...[more]




Displaying results 931 to 940 out of 1074
Bookmark this Page
 Twitter        
 More  
 Digg        
 Reddit       
 Buzz