NEWSLETTER 26 MAY:

70 NATIONAL FEDERATIONS BACK CHALLENGE TO FIVB

1) 70 national federations back challenge to FIVB

2) Nigeria risks FIFA ban as government haunts soccer president

3) BALCO journalists risk jail for protecting sources

4) Disgraced Italian soccer president can still work for FIFA

5) Italian TV host felled over his role in Juventus scandal

6) MEP's urge World Cup ban over Iran's nuclear policy

7) Historic merger in Germany

8) Nykredit Foundation gives important grant to Play the Game

1) 70 national federations back challenge to FIVB

70 national volleyball federations back plans to reform the International Volleyball Federation and dispose of its current president, Ruben Acosta, claim founders of a new reform committee.

However, reform appears elusive as FIVB's Board of Administration has just confirmed Acosta as the only candidate eligible to stand for election as president.

2) Nigeria risks FIFA ban as government haunts soccer president

The national football federation has been locked in a power struggle between elected leaders and the goverment that wants to impose another leadership on the federation.

Olukayode Thomas, sports editor of the Guardian in Nigeria, provides the background for the crisis that could get Nigeria thrown out of FIFA.

3) BALCO journalists risk jail for protecting sources

Two journalists from San Francisco Chronicle have been summoned to appear before a grand jury in Los Angeles and explain how they came into possession of transcripts of confidential grand jury testimonies from top athletes questioned in the BALCO case.

4) Disgraced Italian soccer president can still work for FIFA

FIFA is happy to let disgraced soccer president, Franco Carraro, preside over its Internal Audit Committee. Carraro resigned because he failed to act on information about the brewing match fixing scandal in Italy.

5) Italian TV host felled over his role in Juventus scandal

The Juventus scandal was also aided and abetted by journalists. Last week tv talk show icon Aldo Biscardi was forced to resign after allegations that his show had been too favourable to Juventus.

6) MEP's urge World Cup ban over Iran's nuclear policy

Iran's nuclear policy and extremely controversial remarks by the country's president have sent European politicians scurrying in attempts to bloc both the Iranian football team and the president from attending the World Cup next month.

7) Historic merger in Germany

In Germany two old sports organisations have merged into one new all-encompassing sports confederation. The president of Play the Game’s partner in sports science ICSSPE, Gudrun Doll-Tepper, is elected vice-president.

8) Danish foundation gives important grant to Play the Game

The Danish "Nykredits fond" has granted Play the Game 50,000 Danish kroner (almost 7,000 Euro).

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