NEWSLETTER 13 OCTOBER:
IOC AND FIFA IN ROW WITH UEFA OVER EU INTERVENTION IN SPORT

1) IOC and FIFA in row with UEFA over EU intervention in sport

2) Play the Game suggests global coalition for sports governance

3) French IOC president convicted of corruption

4) UEFA makes Gibraltar wait for membership

5) Trinidad & Tobago’s national team resigns in row over World Cup bonus

6) WADA and Interpol join forces to combat doping

7) Showdown with corruption in Cambodia’s Olympic Committee

8) New volleyball federation announces dates for founding congress

9) Course on international sport mainly for Nordic journalists

10) New on Play the Game take part: Exclusion of third world children from sport events and more

1) IOC and FIFA in row with UEFA over EU intervention in sport

The IOC and FIFA are very unhappy with the EU’s plans to get involved with elite sport and has sent a strongly worded letter to the EU. Meanwhile UEFA calls for stronger cooperation with European politicians.

2) Play the Game suggests global coalition for sports governance

Time has come to form a global coalition for good governance in sport based on the model of WADA, Play the Game suggests. The idea was presented at a conference in Strassbourg last month.

Tell us what you think of the idea and vote in our poll

3) French IOC president convicted of corruption

The president of the French Olympic committee has been found guilty of corruption charges. The case may, however, get no bearing on his membership of the IOC.

4) UEFA makes Gibraltar wait for membership

UEFA has decided to postpone the decision to grant Gibraltar membership after opposition from the Spanish football association that claims that Gibraltar’s football stadium sits on disputed land.

5) Trinidad and Tobago’s national team resigns in row over World Cup bonus

Players for Trinidad and Tobago’s national football team have resigned from international football because they feel cheated out of their bonus by FIFA vice president Jack Warner.

6) WADA and Interpol join forces to combat doping

WADA and Interpol have announced plans for closer cooperation to combat the growing problems with trafficking of doping substances.

7) Showdown with corruption in Cambodia’s Olympic Committee

Cambodia has elected a new president of its national Olympic Committee to replace Prince Norodum Ranariddh who is accused of squandering money on first class flights and five star hotels.

8) New volleyball federation announces

The founding congress for the International Federation of Beach Volley and Volleyball Associations will take place in Copenhagen 25-26 November 2006.

9) Course on international sport mainly for Nordic journalists

Play the Game is organising a course on international sport in Switzerland in December. The target group is Nordic journalists but a few places will be available for journalists from other countries in Europe.

10) New on Play the Game take part

Our interactive forum for debate on sport, media and politics, Play the Game take part, has come off to a good start. Among the latest contributions are

Unprivileged children pay the price when African teams for political reasons are excluded from sports and development events.But what is the point of excluding countries in real need for development from events specifically designed to foster peace, democracy and education for children?,asks Executive Director Yomi Kuku from Nigerian Youth For Development Centre.

Join the debate and share related stories

Elliott Almond, an expert on the Balco case, addresses the impact on press freedom in relation to the Balco scandal where two journalists from the San Francisco Chronicle are now facing long terms in prison for refusing to cooperate with U.S. government prosecutors who are investigating leaks of confidential documents.

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NEWSLETTER 13 OCTOBER: IOC AND FIFA IN ROW WITH UEFA OVER EU INTERVENTION IN SPORT

NEWSLETTER 13 OCTOBER:
IOC AND FIFA IN ROW WITH UEFA OVER EU INTERVENTION IN SPORT