NEWSLETTER 17 FEBRUARY:
FIFA TO PUNISH OWN VICE PRESIDENT
1) FIFA to punish Warner for violating Code of Ethics
2) IOC member convicted of embezzlement and fraud
3) Iran demands apology for German World Cup cartoon
4) UEFA steps up efforts against football racism
5) Sportsnetzwerk new Play the Game partner
6) News about Play the Game
1) FIFA to punish Warner for violating Code of Ethics
FIFA vice president Jack Warner has been found guilty of violating FIFA's Code of Ethics because of his involvement with a travel agency that sells tickets to the World Cup in Germany.
Next month FIFA's Executive Committee will decide whether the penalty for the violation should be expulsion.
2) IOC member convicted of embezzlement and fraud
President of the International Judo Federation and member of the IOC, Yong-sung Park from South Korea, has been convicted of embezzlement and fraud in his home country. IOC's Ethics Commission has started an investigation of the matter.
3) Iran demands apology for German World Cup cartoon
A cartoon of Iranian soccer players dressed as suicide bombers has caused friction between a newspaper in Berlin and Iran. The Iranian embassy has demanded an apology but the newspaper maintains the Iranians have misunderstood the cartoon. The cartoonist has received death threats.
4) UEFA steps up efforts against football racism
UEFA is renewing its efforts to clamp down on the racism that continues to dog the game. UEFA demands that European Leagues have anti-racism sanctions in place by the beginning fo the next season.
5) Sportnetzwerk new partner of Play the Game
The board of Play the Game has approved the newly founded Sportnetzwerk in Germany as an official partner.
6) News about Play the Game
Jesper Kock joins the Play the Game administration this month. Jesper is 30 years old and a student at the Danish School of Journalism where Play the Game is based.
For the next six months, Jesper will be a journalism trainee with us and undertake research and journalistic writing assignments.
One of Jesper's first tasks, however, will be to help us move. Next week Play the Game will exchange its small office at the Danish School of Journalism with a much bigger one that can better accommodate our needs.
