Newsletter 26 March 2007:
WADA releases new Donati-report on trafficking of doping substances

1. WADA releases new Donati-report on trafficking of doping substances
2. WADA calls on governments to follow U.S. example against drugs
3. Bob Munro stays in Kenya
4. FIFA lifts ban on Kenya and creates new disputes between football clubs
5. New chairman and new employees at Play the Game
6. FIFA fines Jack Warner’s son for touting World Cup tickets
7. EU to investigate economics of sport
8. Argentina's smallest club triumphs with a little help from friends in high places
9. News in brief

1) WADA releases new Donati-report on trafficking of doping substances

A new doping study by anti-doping expert Sandro Donati estimates that 31 million people are involved in doping worldwide. The trafficking of performance-enhancing drugs poses a danger to society not only because of its links to organised crime but also because the cost of treating doping addicts is exploding.

2) WADA calls on governments to follow U.S. example against drugs

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) wants governments to take action against the illegal manufacture and distribution of performance-enhancing substances as an evolution in the global fight against doping in sport is underway.

3) Bob Munro stays in Kenya

The threat to Bob Munro's immigration status is over. He stays in Kenya and thanks the Play the Game network for its support.

4) FIFA lifts ban on Kenya and creates new disputes between football clubs

A milestone in the never-ending story of football in Kenya was laid as Kenya's international ban from world football ended on 9 March 2007.

5) New chairman and new employees at Play the Game

The Danish Minister of Culture, Brian Mikkelsen, has appointed an experienced player in international sports politics, 60-year-old Jens Brinch, as chairman of Play the Game upon recommendation from the Danish sports organisations.

6) FIFA fines Jack Warner's son for touting World Cup tickets 

FIFA have secretly fined the son of a top official almost $1million for selling World Cup tickets illegally.

7) EU to investigate economics of sport

A European database will be established to study the economic effects of sport, its role in national economies and its impact on the labour market.

8) Argentina's smallest club triumphs with a little help from friends in high places

With a monthly budget under 90,000 US dollars and no more than three thousand supporters at their games, Arsenal de Sarandí is the smallest club in Argentina’s competitive Primera División. Nevertheless, for the first time in its brief 50-year history, Arsenal de Sarandí have reached the top of Argentine football, leading the division after four rounds.

9) News in brief

New global network in sport; Conference on doping and corruption in sport; New article in Knowledge Bank, The Beijing Olympiad, China’s human rights record and Western Orientalism.